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AI-generated content floods search results, diminishing internet's value

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The author of this post expresses a growing belief in the "dead internet theory," citing a significant increase in low-quality, AI-generated content that floods search results. They observe that typical Google searches now yield pages of irrelevant material, making it difficult to find actual human-generated solutions or valuable information. The post suggests that using search tools to filter for pre-2022 results can sometimes yield more useful, human-authored content, lamenting the degradation of the digital commons. AI

IMPACT Suggests AI-generated content is degrading search results and the quality of online information.

RANK_REASON This is an opinion piece by an individual user on a social media platform discussing the impact of AI on internet content quality.

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AI-generated content floods search results, diminishing internet's value

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    every day that passes the more and more i believe in the dead internet theory, hastened by # ai i google something now? dozens of pages of dross. no answers. lo

    every day that passes the more and more i believe in the dead internet theory, hastened by # ai i google something now? dozens of pages of dross. no answers. lots of machine rambling. i google something via slopevader for pre 2022 results? actual humans solving actual human probl…

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