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Base URL

All data is served as static JSON files via GitHub Pages. CORS is enabled by default. Responses are cached by GitHub's CDN.

Endpoints

Product Graveyard

All discontinued AI products, models, startups, and hardware.

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Product name
dateOpen	string	Launch date (YYYY-MM-DD)
dateClose	string	Shutdown date (YYYY-MM-DD)
description	string	What it was and why it died
type	string	app | model | service | startup | hardware
causeOfDeath	string	How it died
killedBy	string	Who killed it
deathType	string	model-upgrade | product-killed | startup-failed | acqui-hired | feature-removed | hardware-failed
link	string	Source URL
collateral	string?	What users lost (optional)
fundingM	number?	VC funding in millions USD (optional)

AI Layoffs

Companies that cut jobs explicitly because of AI.

Field	Type	Description
company	string	Company name
jobs	number	Number of jobs cut
date	string	Announcement date (YYYY-MM-DD)
description	string	Context and details
roles	string	Types of roles affected
source	string	Source URL

Coming Soon

AI products with confirmed shutdown dates that haven't died yet.

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Product name
dateAnnounced	string	When shutdown was announced
dateShutdown	string	When it actually dies
description	string	What's happening
replacement	string	What replaces it
killedBy	string	Who's killing it
link	string	Source URL

RSS Feed

RSS 2.0 feed with the 30 most recently killed products.

Usage Example

// Fetch all dead AI products
const res = await fetch('https://mixtpatrik.github.io/killedbyai/graveyard.json');
const graveyard = await res.json();

// Filter to only real kills (not model upgrades)
const realKills = graveyard.filter(p => p.deathType !== 'model-upgrade');

// Total funding burned
const burned = graveyard
  .filter(p => p.fundingM)
  .reduce((sum, p) => sum + p.fundingM, 0);
console.log(`$${(burned / 1000).toFixed(1)}B in funding burned`);

Contributing

Add new entries by editing the JSON files and submitting a pull request on GitHub. The site rebuilds automatically via GitHub Actions on every push to main.