The “dead internet theory” claims that most content and activity on the internet, including social media accounts, are being created and automated by artificial intelligence agents. Some of the key points of this theory are :

• The internet is now dominated by bot activity and algorithmically generated content.
• Organic human activity is marginalized.
• The widespread use of bots and automated algorithms has led to a decline in genuine, user-created content.
• Algorithmic curation further exacerbates this issue by limiting the visibility of organic human activity.
• The theory raises worries about the prevalence of automated and AI-driven content.
• It is difficult to tell what’s real and what’s not, as computers try to imitate human creativity and interaction.
• This makes us wonder about the future of the internet and how much room there will be for human expression and connection.