Inside the ‘Dead Internet’ Theory—and Why It’s Spreading

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

“Worldcoin founder says”: Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, is starting to buy into dead internet theory

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman hinted that he's coming around to the dead internet theory in an early September post on X. His company gave the world ChatGPT —the large language model (LLM) fueling the ... Read More

What is the dead internet theory?

But Altman's post raised another question for a lot of users — what is dead internet theory anyway? Read More

Sam Altman warns the "dead internet theory" may soon come true — bots and AI like ChatGPT could kill the web in 3 years

Recent reports suggest the dead internet theory could become a reality within the next three years, as AI‑generated content appears to have surpassed human‑written material. Even Sam Altman is ... Read More

Sam Altman Says He's Suddenly Worried Dead Internet Theory Is Coming True

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, creator of the most popular AI chatbot on Earth, says he's starting to worry that "dead internet theory" is coming true. "I never took the dead internet theory that seriously," ... Read More

Dead Internet Theory Lives: One Out of Three of You Is a Bot

Alright, pal, you wanna keep reading? Why don’t you tell me which of these pictures does not have a stop sign in it? Read More

ChatGPT boss suggests the ‘dead internet theory’ might be correct

Sam Altman, the chief executive of ChatGPT creators OpenAI, has suggested that there might be some truth in the “dead internet theory”. The idea is a conspiracy theory that the majority of content and ... Read More