https://digitalwriting.site/2026/04/07/week-10-abbey-smith/ Experiments in Digital Content Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:10:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://digitalwriting.site/2026/04/07/week-10-abbey-smith/#comment-693 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:10:47 +0000 https://digitalwriting.site/?p=2124#comment-693 Not to be biased (in the same group), but I am also extremely satisfied with our topic conclusion. Having the free reign that this project gives us definitely opened up our minds as to what about the internet stood out to us. What makes the “Dead Internet Theory” so alluring as a topic is that it foresees an end to the “modern” internet. What it gives us is a question of whether we can trust interactions or posts online. Not just the validity of the claim, but also the validity of the person (or entity) behind it. That’s why Moltbook stands out. On the surface, it’s an interesting speculation about how these LLMs communicate, but it also reveals a truth: these are not intelligent beings, they are simply imitators. I think that alleviates some of the worries we have about “Dead Internet Theory,” so to have the opportunity to shine light on this is exciting. 🙂

]]> https://digitalwriting.site/2026/04/07/week-10-abbey-smith/#comment-694 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:10:47 +0000 https://digitalwriting.site/?p=2124#comment-694 Not to be biased (in the same group), but I am also extremely satisfied with our topic conclusion. Having the free reign that this project gives us definitely opened up our minds as to what about the internet stood out to us. What makes the “Dead Internet Theory” so alluring as a topic is that it foresees an end to the “modern” internet. What it gives us is a question of whether we can trust interactions or posts online. Not just the validity of the claim, but also the validity of the person (or entity) behind it. That’s why Moltbook stands out. On the surface, it’s an interesting speculation about how these LLMs communicate, but it also reveals a truth: these are not intelligent beings, they are simply imitators. I think that alleviates some of the worries we have about “Dead Internet Theory,” so to have the opportunity to shine light on this is exciting. 🙂

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