Just some unsolicited advice: the company I work for has benefited from AI traffic, I think because people are looking for a certain software solution to a particular problem, which we provide. In other words, they still need to visit our site to solve the problem. This is unlike many other AI queries, where the solution is a piece of information. I imagine your site is full of such information, which is why your traffic is being halved by AI.

So if it’s possible, I’d try to change your business model to something where people still need to visit your site to get their problem solved. Maybe referrals?

I started this website to surface and summarize information that just did not exist on the internet before. This work is still needed, even if AI captures half of the value I create.

If I wanted to build software that I charge for, I have a laundry list of validated business ideas for it. It just isn't why I've started this website.