# ============================================ EVERYTHING IS A PSYOP PODCAST ================ ============================================== EPISODE // S1E1 - The Dead Internet Theory GUEST /// Alex Chen //////////////////////// HOST // John Doe ////////////////////////// ========================== DATE // 2026/01/20 Core Question: “If AI can replace human intelligence online, how do you know what’s real?” Synopsis: John Doe opens the podcast with a question listeners have already asked themselves: Why do Google searches feel worse? Why does the internet feel less human? He welcomes Alex Chen, a former Senior Search Quality Engineer at Google who spent 12 years analyzing search result quality—until he couldn’t ignore what the data showed. Alex explains that the internet, as most people experienced it, is effectively dead. Not technically gone, but authentically dead. The composition has shifted from human to machine, search quality has declined despite algorithm “improvements,” and authenticity has become undetectable. This isn’t accident—it was choice. Over the course of the episode, John and Alex walk through the evidence: the statistics, the timeline, the corporate decisions. Then they connect it to something bigger: government programs funding consciousness research and AI capabilities for decades. The Dead Internet isn’t new conspiracy. It’s evolution of documented programs. Guest: Alex Chen – Former Google Search Quality Engineer **Background:** – 12 years as Senior Search Quality Engineer at Google (2010-2022) – Led teams analyzing search result quality and user satisfaction – Access to internal metrics showing bot traffic, AI content infiltration, and search degradation – Left Google in 2022 due to ethical concerns – Now independent consultant on tech ethics and algorithm transparency **Bot Traffic & AI Content:** – [ ] Cloudflare bot traffic percentage report – [ ] Twitter/X bot studies (2022-2024) – [ ] Reddit API changes documentation (July 2023) – [ ] Google search quality decline documentation – [ ] AI-generated content statistics **Historical Precedent:** – [ ] Stargate Project declassified documents – [ ] William Foos remote viewing research – [ ] CIA/Army ESP research documentation – [ ] DARPA program documentation **DARPA Programs:** – [ ] SyNAPSE (neuromorphic computing) – [ ] LifeLog project – [ ] Other AI consciousness research programs
