Ein generiertes Web

The internet was created with this very basic notion that there’s a human being on the other side of the computer screen, and that notion is being replaced.

This post is about the Dark forest of internet Theory, which argues that public online spaces are being hollowed out by bots, AI slop, and automated engagement, pushing real people into private corners of the web like Discord servers, newsletters, and group chats.

The interesting question is what happens when 90% of all content posted on the web is AI generated. Do we build trust systems to verify our humanity online? Do we pay to participate in platforms to make bot-farming uneconomical? Do we retreat into invite-only communities? Or do we just log off and rediscover real life?

Curious what people here think the internet looks like in 20 years, and whether any of the proposed solutions actually stand a chance.