Public search interest for “ChatGPT” exploded immediately after late 2022.
At the same time, developer workflows started shifting away from traditional programming forums.
AI didn’t just become popular.
It became infrastructure.
Full analysis:
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One of the strongest signals in the data:
AI-assisted programming adoption jumped from 70% to 84% in just two years.
At the exact same time, public Stack Overflow activity collapsed.
That overlap is hard to ignore.
Full analysis:
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One of the strongest signals in the data:
Multiple beginner-oriented programming tags started collapsing simultaneously after late 2022.
That’s hard to ignore.
Full analysis:
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Stack Overflow before AI vs after AI.
Average monthly questions dropped from 140k to 33k after ChatGPT went mainstream.
Turns out developers still ask questions.
They just ask machines now.
Full analysis + data:
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Stack Overflow question activity collapsed after late 2022.
Using public Stack Exchange data, I found that monthly questions fell by more than 95% between 2018–2026.
The timing aligns almost perfectly with the rise of ChatGPT and AI-assisted programming.
Full analysis below.