AI-generated content accounts for over 33% of the web, study finds
According to a new Pew Research report, roughly 35% of websites launched after ChatGPT debuted in 2022 display clear evidence of AI-assisted writing or editing. Researchers examined approximately 490,000 English-language pages for the project. These results arrive as concerns grow regarding the "dead internet theory," a concept proposing that the web is becoming a space where bots, rather than humans, are the primary creators and consumers of content.