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OpEd: It’s time to push back against the AI internet
Everyone should be clamoring for tools and features that block AI content. And for content companies, blocking AI slop is your new Job One.
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LampLighter
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... The Dead Internet Theory [ en.wikipedia.org ] is a false conspiracy theory. But in practical terms, it might as well be true. Emerging from the deranged muck of 4chan and Wizardchan in the late 2010s, the Dead Internet Theory holds that secret cabals of all-powerful government or corporate conspirators use bots and AI-generated content to replace humans on the internet. The goal: to manipulate public perception, control narratives, and influence the public's behavior. A central tenet of the theory is that most online content is generated by bots and AI, not people. The false part is the conspiracy. The true part is that most internet content is indeed bots and AI. Midway through 2025, roughly 74% of newly created content online was generated with the help of AI or bots, according to several large-scale studies. Only about one-quarter of online content is created by people without AI assistance. ...
Emerging from the deranged muck of 4chan and Wizardchan in the late 2010s, the Dead Internet Theory holds that secret cabals of all-powerful government or corporate conspirators use bots and AI-generated content to replace humans on the internet. The goal: to manipulate public perception, control narratives, and influence the public's behavior.
A central tenet of the theory is that most online content is generated by bots and AI, not people.
The false part is the conspiracy. The true part is that most internet content is indeed bots and AI.
Midway through 2025, roughly 74% of newly created content online was generated with the help of AI or bots, according to several large-scale studies. Only about one-quarter of online content is created by people without AI assistance. ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-09-27 01:40 AM | Reply
Will the tool or feature to block AI content use AI?
#2 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-09-27 07:37 AM | Reply
media4.giphy.com
#3 | Posted by South_American at 2025-09-27 02:27 PM | Reply
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