Digg aims to bring back the spirit of the old web in the AI era, prioritizing human-created content over AI-generated content.
Digg's new vision, under founders Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian, focuses on enabling discovery and community reminiscent of the early internet days.
Ohanian's venture focuses on businesses aligned with values, seeing Digg as a step in that direction, away from AI-dominated content.
Digg founders want to create a community focused on serving real people, not AI or bots, reflecting on the dead internet theory and the rise of AI-generated content.
To counter bots infiltrating communities, Digg plans to use zero-knowledge proofs to verify human users and prioritize authentic human connections.
The site may offer varying levels of service based on the likelihood of someone being human, utilizing techniques like owning a device for a longer period.
Digg plans to use AI for site moderation but also aims to compensate moderators and creators financially for their contributions.
The founders believe in aligning all stakeholders to make Digg successful by empowering creators to monetize their work and improve user experience.