Dead Internet Theory

Besides the infinite social media maelstrom1 and the continuously growing commercialization of the web2, we will soon have to deal with an avalanche of AI-generated content3 as well. The corners of the internet cultivated by individuals are important for its vitality and may even become critical to the very survival of a humane online ecosystem. Ot... See more

It is also important to highlight that the literature employs a range of sub-terms for ‘deadbots,’ including ‘thanabots,’ ‘postmortem avatars,’ ‘griefbots,’ ‘'ghostbots,’ and ‘mind clones,’ which, as of now, are used largely interchangeably without a clear differentiation or specification.

There’s a fun conspiracy theory that popped up recently called the Dead Internet Theory. The claim is basically that most of the internet is bots. There aren’t real people here anymore.