Manufacturing Consent: How AI Scales Digital Deception

Are you talking to people or a void of algorithms? In this episode, Herman Poppleberry and Corn dive deep into the "Dead Internet Theory" and the evolving landscape of digital influence operations. They break down how state actors and political parties use large language models to overcome the traditional trade-off between quantity and quality, creating thousands of unique, credible personas at the touch of a button. From "narrative laundering" to the black market for "aged accounts," learn how modern psychological operations are manufacturing a fake majority and what it means for the future of online discourse.