First surfacing in 2021, the “dead internet theory” is the idea that the future internet will be largely driven by autonomous ...

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A new report released today by Thales SA had found that bot traffic now makes up nearly half of all internet traffic globally and that bad bots account for a significant number of those bots. The ...

Are we just talking to bots? The 'dead internet theory' resurfaces as AI-driven traffic overtakes humans online.

In 2024, 51% of all internet traffic fell on bots, Thales report claims Not all bots are malicious, but many are Travel and retail industries are particularly hit Bots, automated programs that run ...

Bots will overrun humans on the internet in generative AI's next massive disruption. Why it matters: The internet connected humanity — but an AI-driven shift to a machines-first network will force us ...

Investors have been spooked by the arrival of DeepSeek's chatbot, sparking a rout in high-flying tech titans - Copyright AFP GREG BAKER Investors have been spooked by ...

Robert M. Hertzberg’s hatred of bots is personal. Hertzberg is a state Senator from California and last year, after he introduced a bail reform bill, he noticed that automated accounts on Twitter and ...

Imagine that you upload a photograph of yourself on holiday to your favorite social media platform. You are dressed in a swimsuit and you are smiling at the camera. Now imagine later coming across ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman hinted that he's coming around to the dead internet theory in an early September post on X. His company ...

Trisha Jandoc was an associate writer at CNET covering broadband and everything related to home internet. She graduated from St. John's University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a focus on ...