
RIP Ask Jeeves: The Original AI Butler Dies at 30
Ask.com is dead. The OG 'natural language' search engine that predated ChatGPT by 25 years finally flatlined — proving that being right too early is the same as being wrong.

Ask.com is dead. The OG 'natural language' search engine that predated ChatGPT by 25 years finally flatlined — proving that being right too early is the same as being wrong.

The AI-biotech hype cycle promised miracle drugs by 2026. Labs got chatbots, hallucinated drug targets, and pressure to 'integrate ML' into everything. Zero AI-designed drugs approved. The grift meets reality.