I hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend…..

Yesterday in my stretch of the woods it was 96 and Summer is a month away….oh goody another steamy Summer.

A follower of IST wrote a post about AI generated photos and artwork……his post is great and he brought up a subject that was today’s Sunday post….check it out…..

Photoshop, generative AI and art. And a few observations.

That brings us to the meat of this post….the Dead Internet Theory…..

If you search “shrimp Jesus” on Facebook, you might encounter dozens of images of artificial intelligence (AI) generated crustaceans meshed in various forms with a stereotypical image of Jesus Christ.

Some of these hyper-realistic images have garnered more than 20,000 likes and comments. So what exactly is going on here?

The “dead internet theory” has an explanation: AI and bot-generated content has surpassed the human-generated internet. But where did this idea come from, and does it have any basis in reality?

What is the dead internet theory?

The dead internet theory essentially claims that activity and content on the internet, including social media accounts, are predominantly being created and automated by artificial intelligence agents.

These agents can rapidly create posts alongside AI-generated images designed to farm engagement (clicks, likes, comments) on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. As for shrimp Jesus, it appears AI has learned it’s the current, latest mix of absurdity and religious iconography to go viral.

But the dead internet theory goes even further. Many of the accounts that engage with such content also appear to be managed by artificial intelligence agents. This creates a vicious cycle of artificial engagement, one that has no clear agenda and no longer involves humans at all.

https://theconversation.com/the-dead-internet-theory-makes-eerie-claims-about-an-ai-run-web-the-truth-is-more-sinister-229609

Okay time to go on record….I am not a big fan of AI….I am an old fart and I still do my own research and writing….I really do not want some soul-less SOB of a program doing my work for me.

Yes I know I need to get with the program….but sadly that ain’t happening.

I would like to thank my reader, grouchyfarmer, for the assist……

If you are traveling on this weekend please be careful and be safe…..

Please do not forget the military that gave their lives in service of their country.

Peace….Out

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