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?
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0:00 Introduction
0:14 Theory Origins
0:53 Shrimp Jesus & “Ai Art Slop”
1:28 Theory Resurgence
2:18 What Does a “Dead Internet” Mean?
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