General Dev>Dev Chat

The Dead Internet Theory

AstonJ

AstonJ

The Dead Internet Theory

Watching this now…

The internet is ever changing, but over the past couple of years things have started to change. The proportion of bots in increasing. A theory dubbed “The Dead Internet Theory” that states that most of the internet is in fact AI bots. These bots have been unleashed to control the populous and rake in profits. But is it true? And if so, how much of it is true? In this episode we’ll find out.

Screenshot 2023-06-28 at 16.45.20
Screenshot 2023-06-28 at 16.45.201056×234 26.4 KB

Screenshot 2023-06-28 at 16.46.13
Screenshot 2023-06-28 at 16.46.131476×294 27.8 KB

Screenshot 2023-06-28 at 16.46.36
Screenshot 2023-06-28 at 16.46.361200×512 36 KB
2 comments
#dead-internet-theory#bots
2 831 2

Most Liked

AstonJ

AstonJ

TLDR:

  • AI is becoming more advanced
  • More bots post content on the web than ever before (a lot of it incorrect/false/misleading)
  • Be mindful of it
  • AI will be used to fight AI
  • AI doesn’t have to be bad
1
Post #2
jss

jss

Thanks for this. I’m going to watch this too.

1
Post #3

Where Next?

View thread on forum
dead-internet-theory
bots
Home General Dev>Dev Chat
#dead-internet-theory#bots
2 831 2
Last post

Popular General Dev topics Top

AstonJ
General Dev>Dev Chat

How can software developers help in the Coronavirus pandemic?
Thread to discuss ideas and thoughts on how developers might be able help in the Coronavirus pandemic.
#health#covid19
29 1414 12
New
wolf4earth
General Dev>Dev Chat

What are your favorite soundtracks?
Inspired by this thread about arcade games - which I initially misread as favorite arcade game soundtracks - I wanted to ask about your f...
#games#movies#music
55 1607 15
New
dasdom
General Dev>Dev Chat

Standing Desks
No chair. I have a standing desk. This post was split into a dedicated thread from our thread about chairs :slight_smile:
#workspace#opinions
177 9886 77
New
AstonJ
General Dev>Dev Chat

What does your mobile phone home screen look like?
Always interested in seeing what apps people use and how they organise their phones/home screens! Here’s mine…
#community#mobile-phones#screenshots
36 2316 13
New
AstonJ
General Dev>Dev Chat

Edge Computing - another natural fit for Erlang?
Great paper by Igor Kopestenski on Erlang and GRiSP: Erlang as an Enabling Technology for Resilient General-Purpose Applications on Edge ...
/elixir/erlang/gleam/nerves/grisp#edge-computing
2 1852 0
New
jss
General Dev>Dev Chat

What do you think about Data-Oriented Programming?
What do people think about Data-Oriented Programming, like this book tackles? https://www.manning.com/books/data-oriented-programming Ho...
/elixir#data-oriented-programming#dop
23 1402 6
New
DevotionGeo
General Dev>Dev Chat

The Odin Programming Language
The Odin programming language is designed with the intent of creating an alternative to C with the following goals: simplicity high per...
#programminguages#odin
14 2027 4
New
dwaynebradley
General Dev>Dev Chat

Building a Distributed Turn-Based Game System in Elixir
In their weekly newsletter, Jared Santo from the Changelog shared this blog post by Mark Ericksen over at fly.io: What is really inter...
/elixir/phoenix#liveview
5 1443 1
New
DevotionGeo
General Dev>Dev Chat

Why is the PickAxe book's new version's size reduced by half?
I am planning to refresh my Ruby knowledge in a month or two, after using other technologies more frequently for a few years. Luckily I w...
/ruby#pickaxe-book
33 1440 8
New
KnowledgeIsPower
General Dev>Dev Chat

What kind of AI GPT, co-pilot for coding are you using?
I am using MS Copilot in daily work.
#chat
13 1525 11
New

Other popular topics Top

PragmaticBookshelf
Hybrid>Learning Resources

Programming Flutter
Instantly view the changes you make to an app with stateful hot reload, and define a declarative UI in the same language as the app logic...
pragprog.com
#pragprog/book-programming-flutter#published-book/flutter
11 4501 1
New
PragmaticBookshelf
General Dev>Learning Resources

Forge Your Future with Open Source
Free and open source software is the default choice for the technologies that run our world, and it’s built and maintained by people like...
pragprog.com
#pragprog#published-book/book-forge-your-future-with-open-source
3 5654 0
New
PragmaticBookshelf
General Dev>Learning Resources

Seven More Languages in Seven Weeks
Learn from the award-winning programming series that inspired the Elixir language, and go on a step-by-step journey through the most impo...
pragprog.com
#pragprog/elixir/julia/lua#published-book#factor/elm#minikanren/idris/book-seven-more-languages-in-seven-weeks
4 5862 0
New
PragmaticBookshelf
Game Dev>Learning Resources

Apple Game Frameworks and Technologies
Design and develop sophisticated 2D games that are as much fun to make as they are to play. From particle effects and pathfinding to soci...
pragprog.com
#pragprog#ios#game-dev#macos/swift#published-book#apple/book-apple-game-frameworks-and-technologies
30 7995 10
New
AstonJ
General Dev>Dev Chat

Languages Without Garbage Collection
Continuing the discussion from Thinking about learning Crystal, let’s discuss - I was wondering which languages don’t GC - maybe we can c...
#garbage-collection
21 5575 7
New
First poster: bot
General Dev>In The News

Zig now has built-in HTTP server and client in std
zig/http.zig at 7cf2cbb33ef34c1d211135f56d30fe23b6cacd42 · ziglang/zig. General-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaini...
github.com
/zig#http
0 5624 0
New
AstonJ
Backend>Questions

Psql: error: connection to server on socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432" failed: No such file or directory
If you’re getting errors like this: psql: error: connection to server on socket “/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432” failed: No such file or directory ...
#macos/rails/postgresql
1 5553 1
New
RobertRichards
Game Dev>Chat

Hair Salon Games for Girls Fun
Hair Salon Games for Girls Fun Girls Hair Saloon game is mainly developed for kids. This game allows users to select virtual avatars to ...
#ios#android#unity#fun
2 3556 1
New
PragmaticBookshelf
Backend>Learning Resources

Simplicity
Fight complexity and reclaim the original spirit of agility by learning to simplify how you develop software. The result: a more humane a...
pragprog.com
#pragprog#published-book/book-simplicity
10 6553 8
New
Fl4m3Ph03n1x
AI>Questions

What are the best text-to-speech ai generation tools that you can run locally?
Background Lately I am in a quest to find a good quality TTS ai generation tool to run locally in order to create audio for some videos I...
#ai#text-to-speech
6 12337 3
New
Back to top

Sponsor Spotlight

Erlang Solutions

We build trusted fault-tolerant systems that scale to billions of users.

General Dev>Dev Chat

General Dev Dev Chat ❯

Latest on Devtalk

Devtalk ❯

We ❤️ helpful members!

We reward our most helpful members via our MOTM scheme - by giving away a whopping 25 books per year!

Member of the Month

Devtalk Sponsors

Pragmatic Bookshelf

Practical resources that improve the lives of professional developers.

Erlang Solutions

We build trusted fault-tolerant systems that scale to billions of users.

Honeybadger

Real-time error tracking, performance insights, and observability for devs.

EEF

Supporting innovation across the BEAM ecosystem.

coders51

We build reliable cloud platforms for business-critical systems.

Manning Publications

Develop your skills with books, videos, and courses.

AppSignal

Catch errors, track performance, monitor hosts and more.

WyeWorks

Enabling companies to succeed by building software people love.

Pragmatic Studio

Courses that move you from confusion to "Aha, now I get it!"

Linux New Media

Publishing Linux Magazine, ADMIN, and MakerSpace for 25+ years.

View all our sponsors ❯

Categories:

Sub Categories:

Popular Portals

Devtalk Sponsors

Pragmatic Bookshelf

Practical resources that improve the lives of professional developers.

Erlang Solutions

We build trusted fault-tolerant systems that scale to billions of users.

Honeybadger

Real-time error tracking, performance insights, and observability for devs.

EEF

Supporting innovation across the BEAM ecosystem.

coders51

We build reliable cloud platforms for business-critical systems.

Manning Publications

Develop your skills with books, videos, and courses.

AppSignal

Catch errors, track performance, monitor hosts and more.

WyeWorks

Enabling companies to succeed by building software people love.

Pragmatic Studio

Courses that move you from confusion to "Aha, now I get it!"

Linux New Media

Publishing Linux Magazine, ADMIN, and MakerSpace for 25+ years.

View all our sponsors ❯

We're in Beta

About us Mission Statement See our Roadmap