The Dead Internet Theory: How AI Could Turn the Web Into a Digital Graveyard
The Dead Internet Theory: How AI Could Turn the Web Into a Digital Graveyard Let’s talk about something terrifying yet entirely plausible: the death of the internet as we know it. Not in some cyberpunk, power-grid-goes-down dystopia—but in a world where AI-generated content completely floods the web, making it impossible to distinguish real from fake, human from machine. The internet, once a chaotic yet vibrant ecosystem of human thought, could soon be nothing more than an AI-generated illusion. Sound dramatic? It should. Because if we don’t get a grip on this soon, we may find ourselves scrolling through an infinite AI hallucination, thinking we’re engaging with real people, real opinions, and real information—when in fact, we’re just feeding the algorithmic ouroboros. Yet, AI isn't all that bad when used to enrich rather than replace, while maintaining full transparency and verified news sources. Let's understand the risks and how we could make things work right. The Int...