Is computational creativity flourishing on the dead internet?

Terence Broad
6/3/2024
cs.CYcs.AI

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Abstract

The dead internet theory is a conspiracy theory that states that all interactions and posts on social media are no longer being made by real people, but rather by autonomous bots. While the theory is obviously not true, an increasing amount of posts on social media have been made by bots optimised to gain followers and drive engagement on social media platforms. This paper looks at the recent phenomenon of these bots, analysing their behaviour through the lens of computational creativity to investigate the question: is computational creativity flourishing on the dead internet?

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@article{broad2024computational,
  title  = {Is computational creativity flourishing on the dead internet?},
  author = {Terence Broad},
  year   = {2024},
  eprint = {2407.17590},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url    = {http://arxiv.org/abs/2407.17590v1}
}

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