How AI Deleted My Website (And Why I’m Rebuilding in Public)

The 2‑Day Plan That Wasn’t

I started my previous project with a simple belief: AI would make things fast. “Just prompt and deploy,” everyone said. “Build a fully functional website in 2 days.”

So I jumped in.

In a few hours, I had a site that looked decent. Hero section? Yes. Buttons? They worked. Colors? On brand.

I was alive. I was proud of my "efficiency."

That feeling lasted exactly three months.

The Cracks You Don’t See at First

The first problem showed up quietly.

I needed to update a few product descriptions. A 5‑minute task: log in to the admin panel, edit the page, and save.

But my AI‑built site didn’t have an admin panel.

Every change required going back to the AI prompt:

• Rewrite the prompt with the exact change.
• Wait for the AI to regenerate the page.
• Check if something else broke.
• Fix the new bugs
• Repeat

A 5‑minute task became 2 hours. Every. Single. Time.

Then came the second crash.

A client asked for a blog section. I typed: "Add a blog with 3 columns, category filters, and a search bar."

The AI generated something. I published it.

That’s when everything broke.

The blog loaded slowly. Filters didn’t work on mobile. The search returned random results. And the homepage started breaking intermittently – some visitors saw the old version, others a half‑generated mess.

Two weeks of debugging. Countless lost leads.

Then It Deleted Everything

Two weeks before launch, I opened the AI builder to make a small change. The next morning, everything was gone.

No homepage. No product pages. No checkout flow.

The AI had overwritten the entire site with a corrupted version. There was no undo button. No backup.

I had to start from zero.

What I Learned (the Hard Way)

Use it for prototypes, landing pages, and MVPs. But building a real business on generated code is like building a house on quicksand.

Your marketing team can’t update content. Your support team can’t add FAQs. Every change becomes a development task.

The agency audit I paid for later showed what was missing: version control, a proper database, team access, and a clear separation between content and design.

Fixing it cost almost as much as rebuilding from scratch.

There was no backup. Now, before every update, I back up the entire folder. It takes disk space. Deleting the previous backup might seem logical—but when you need that space (and I’ve been there), you won’t find that folder, and you’ll have to rebuild everything from zero.

I protect it now. It’s not just data. It’s time.

Why I’m Building Originizen Differently

This failure taught me something important: I don’t want to guess what experts need. I want to build *with* them.

That’s why Originizen is built in public, with real coaches, consultants, and freelancers.

No “I know best." No AI black box. Just a simple form, real conversations, and a platform shaped by the people who use it.

I’d Like to Hear From You

If you’re an expert who has struggled with: - Generic websites that don’t convert - Booking calls that never show up. - Tools that were built for someone else

… I’ve put together a short form (3 minutes).

👉 Link to the contribution form (first comment on LinkedIn / visible on the site)

What you’ll get if you participate: - Early access to the platform - A thank‑you package (40% discount + 1 year free SaaS membership for the first contributors) - Your feedback reflected in the final product

Let’s build a tool that actually serves the people who use it.

Adem Originizen Founder