Concerns are growing within the AI community about the potential for artificial intelligence platforms to follow the path of many online platforms and succumb to ‘enshittification.’ This term describes the gradual decline in quality as platforms prioritize revenue generation over user satisfaction. The discussion, which originated on Reddit’s Artificial Intelligence forum [Reddit Post: https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1o952bd/can_ai_avoid_the_enshittification_trap/], raises questions about the long-term sustainability and ethical development of AI technologies.