2 days ago · The amalgam of misinformation, experts say, is creating a heightened erosion of trust online — especially when it mixes with authentic evidence.

Experts sound alarm over intensifying breakdown of reality online: 'It's the whole collapse of even being motivated to seek truth' first appeared on The Cool Down.

2 days ago · Experts interviewed by NBC News warn that the rapid spread of AI-generated images and videos is accelerating an online trust breakdown, especially during fast-moving …

Sep 30, 2025 · Explore the Dead Internet Theory and the rise of AI-generated content. Learn how bots overwhelm the web, why trust is collapsing, and what solutions could rebuild authenticity …

Jul 26, 2024 · AI systems could collapse into nonsense as more of the internet gets filled with content made by artificial intelligence, researchers have warned. Recent years have seen …

Sep 26, 2025 · Human experts in all fields are needed more than ever. As AI models become more capable, raw data as well as annotation tasks shift from simple labeling (like identifying …

For years, people could largely trust, at least instinctively, that seeing was believing. Now, what’s fake often looks real and what’s real often looks fake. Within the first week of 2026, that has …