Remember when everyone said social networks would kill the web? Then it was smartphone apps' turn. Funny how neither actually did. Yet here we are again—and this time AI might actually be the game-changer we should be watching. Whether it's reshaping how we discover information, interact online, or even how decentralized networks operate, the potential disruption feels different. The previous threats came and went, but AI is already woven into the fabric of how the internet functions. So the real question isn't whether it poses a threat, but what that threat looks like for the future of open internet infrastructure.