# The internet is inbreeding. > Source: > Published: 2026-09-19 06:00:01+00:00 The internet is inbreeding. Lately, when I ask AI for sources, I barely recognize any of them. Not the "oh, a niche blog I hadn't seen before" kind of unfamiliar — more like websites that seem to exist for the sole purpose of being cited by an AI. So I looked into why that's happening. Turns out mos