Will mass AI usage kill the internet as we know it?
BabuDevluu · reddit · 2026-10-05
A Reddit thread raises concerns that once AI prowls the web en masse, digital purchases become untrustworthy without new trust standards, convincing AI scams proliferate, and the Dead Internet Theory could become reality. The poster asks how society will navigate the technology.
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