Are you chatting with a robot? ‘The Dead Internet Theory’ explained

(NEXSTAR) — Have you ever considered that most people on the other end of your social media conversations may be artificial intelligence?Some suggest it’s becoming more and more likely every year.It’s called "The Dead Internet Theory." The idea is that most of the internet is dominated by AI-generated content, with human-to-human interaction becoming increasingly rare.Its earliest origins are traced back to a 2021 post on a Macintosh forum by a user named IlluminatiPirate, who