CNET Associate Writer, Trisha Jandoc, explains the origins of the "Dead Internet Theory," the recent resurgence of the theory and the rise of "Ai Art Slop," and tries to answer the question: "is The Internet actually dead?" and if it is, what does it mean? | CNET

The Dead Internet Theory is WRONG (but its worse than you thought) The Dead Internet Theory needs to be reworked, because its grossly misunderstood and based on bad claims and anecdotal evidence. There is one piece of evidence that actually supports this claim and the premise of the report focuses on an even bigger issue, bad bots are wrecking the internet. Links: https://www.imperva.com/resources/reports/2023-Imperva-Bad-Bot-Report.pdf https://www.imperva.com/resources/resource-library/infograp