The end of the human internet
The Gray Area with Sean IllingSean talks with Atlantic writer Charlie Warzel about the increasingly weird experience of being online. They discuss AI-generated content, bots, algorithms, the “dead internet theory,” and why so much of the web now feels artificial, manipulated, or unreal. They also explore psyops, conspiracy culture, social media, and the deeper question lurking beneath the AI boom: What are human beings actually for?
Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling)
Guest: Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel)
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