Orange AI argues traffic, not paid knowledge, is the value in free-knowledge era

Orange AI, in an X post, argues that free knowledge has not lost its value because attracting traffic is itself the value, and services are then sold to that audience.

The post cites @dontbesilent's dbskill, which has 10,577 stars and indirect revenue in the seven figures, as an example. It says skill creators ultimately sell an understanding of their own methods or values.

The post also says that selling mass-produced skill bundles to non-AI users is e-commerce, not knowledge payment, consulting, or AI services. The post does not report revenue figures for the bundles or independent verification of the dbskill numbers.