An Internet Without Humans: The Dead Internet Theory Rises Again

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Did the Internet die in 2016? CNET's broadband writer Trisha Jandoc discusses an old conspiracy that is sweeping the internet once again. She talks about Shrimp Jesus, artificial intelligence and the possibility of a new digital internet culture.

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