What is the 'dead internet' theory that Sam Altman has talked about?
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has hinted that the 'dead internet' conspiracy theory may hold some weight, as he said, "It seems like there are really a lot of LLM-run twitter accounts now." The theory first appeared over a decade ago on online forums like 4chan, where a user speculated that majority of online interactions might not come from real people.