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When will you "quit" the internet? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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AI generated content, which now includes incredibly convincing videos of people, will grow exponentially over the next weeks, months, and years.

At some point, the majority of the content you see will be fake, and any usefulness or connection to humans will be lost.

Even information that you might have previously been able to confirm from a trusted source can (and will) be manipulated in some way, making verification impossible.

This lack of verification, along with the speed at which fake content can now be generated, will make it impossible to defend against.

Even the world of art and communication has been tainted, serving no connection to real people through this digital hellscape.

To that end, when will the internet be so untrustworthy, “soulless”, and useless to you that it crosses the tipping point?

EDIT: Ok, holy fuck. There's actually a term for what I'm describing: "The Dead Internet Theory"

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thank you for your thoughtful reply.

I grew up when the internet was still dial-up, so I think I could adapt to going back to the "old way" of doing things.

But unless society moves in that same direction, it would seem that things would become more and more difficult. We can't rely on old books and already-created content to move us forward.

I've been finding more value in IRL contact with other people these days. But I don't think everyone has that luxury, I'm afraid.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

But unless society moves in that same direction, it would seem that things would become more and more difficult. We can’t rely on old books and already-created content to move us forward.

100% with you on this. And this is a real issue.

Note that people are still writing books, making music and so on. Some even still go to school in order to be educated—they're just not as trendy anymore ;)

I’ve been finding more value in IRL contact with other people these days. But I don’t think everyone has that luxury, I’m afraid.

It's becoming unusual but it's not a luxury. As a matter of fact it's often cheaper than to use online services to go meet someone at a local place: one needs no subscriptions and no is not (not that much) tracked to be monetized either. The real issue, imho, is that people have been very quickly 'un-educated' about living IRL/together to the point it's now starting to become not only unusual but also... odd to be willing to meet (and talk) IRL, not through an app (it's really noticeable among the young).

Thinking about it, it's almost feels like if humanity was trying to commit suicide: we only exist as a species because we devised 'societies' aka the art of living/working/being together.