Sam Altman’s comment that the internet could be “dead” echoes a once-fringe theory that bots, not humans, are now shaping the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. This theory first appeared to surface on the Agora Road's Macintosh Cafe forum in 2021, when a ...

Is the internet dead? Proponents of the Dead Internet Theory believe that the internet, as we understand it, doesn’t exist. It died around 2016, and since then, everything we see online, from ...

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman have warned on social media in recent weeks of the “Dead Internet Theory,” an idea that the internet is dominated by bot activity ...

A curious concept has emerged in the vast expanse of the web — Dead Internet Theory. This idea questions the very foundation of the internet as a whole. Is the internet, with its myriad websites, ...

Dead Internet Theory originated on the fringes of the internet as a mix of conspiracy and satire about the rise of automation and digital manipulation. The theory suggests that most activity online is ...

For years, a primary metaphor for the internet has been the “town square,” an endless space for free expression where everyone can have their say. But as scaled digital platforms have grown to ...

Social media is obviously one of the most popular things in the world. But, if you’ve been feeling a little differently about it lately, you’re not alone. With the rise of AI, it’s hard to tell what’s ...

In between the anti-vaccine and flat Earth diatriabes, conspiracy theorists occasionally come up with interesting and provocative ideas. A good example of a recent one is the “Dead Internet Theory.” ...