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

submitted 1 day 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] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Gen ai has been around for a while. It's made things worse, but it's not like there aren't real users anymore. I don't see why that would suddenly change now

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Gen ai has been around for a while. It’s made things worse, but it’s not like there aren’t real users anymore. I don’t see why that would suddenly change now

For context, we went from AI generated images and videos (i.e. Will Smith eating spaghetti) being laughably bad and only good for memes, to essentially video content that is convincing in every way - in under two years!

The accessibility, scale, quality, and power of AI has changed things, and RAPIDLY be improved even further in a much shorter period of time.

That's the difference. AI from 2023 couldn't fool your grandma. AI from 2025 and beyond will fool entire populations.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Not talking "now", but in the near future. When online AI content becomes indistinguishable from human-created content.

It will happen. My question is at what point will it have a real impact on how you use the internet?