People have been declaring the web's demise for years. First came the social network era—everyone thought Facebook and co. would kill it. Then mobile apps took over, and once again, the doomsayers came out swinging. But the web kept adapting, kept evolving. Now? AI might be different. This could be the genuine existential challenge the internet actually has to reckon with. Whether decentralized protocols or blockchain solutions play a role in what comes next—that's the conversation worth having.