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The proliferation of AI-generated content across the internet, from marketing materials and gaming previews to corporate introductions, is sparking debate about the authenticity and future of the online experience. As AI increasingly populates the web with its creations, anxieties are growing about the diminishing role of human-generated content and the potential for an AI-dominated digital landscape. Ironically, this reliance on AI has even created a demand for human labor to circumvent security measures like CAPTCHAs and perform tasks beyond AI’s current capabilities, effectively enabling AI-driven businesses to operate seamlessly. The topic is gaining traction online, as evidenced by discussions on platforms like Reddit where users are questioning the long-term implications of this trend. A Reddit thread can be found here: https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1mmihiz/anyone_else_concerned_by_the_ai_dead_internet/.