Is the Internet DEAD?? 💀🖥️ - Discussing the Dead Internet Theory, Bots, and AI

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Join me (Ashley Good) in a conversation with Jason Scott, the digital archivist from The Wayback Machine and Archive.org; Damian Hess, aka MC Frontalot, the Godfather of Nerdcore; and Thomas Walskaar from Floppy Totaal, centered around the "Dead Internet Theory." Like, what is it? What are bots? Can AI escape? Has AI already escaped? Are there ethical scams? Did Capitalism ruin the internet? This conversation covers a lot of ground! Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 04:35 - What is the Dead Internet Theory? 07:55 - What are bots and how do they fit into this? 14:45 - Misplaced nostalgia? 18:05 - Using bots for targeted destruction or just plain old economics? 28:05 - Check marks = Anointed celebrities? 41:35 - Can AI escape? 43:55 - Scams and the dangers of AI 52:55 - Cognitive dissonance 58:55 - Our favourite scammers 01:08:00 - Is "trust-busting" the solution? 01:10:00 - Wrapping things up! As much as I hate to ask, please share and subscribe so I can make more content like this! === Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w54AvFP_70 Downloaded by http://huffduff-video.snarfed.org/ on Sat May 18 03:48:36 2024 Available for 30 days after download