AI Slop
“AI Slop” refers to a large volume of low-quality, often meaningless content created with Generative Artificial Intelligence that floods the internet. This content, which can include text, images, and videos, is a form of online spam that lacks originality, effort, or deeper meaning and can make it difficult to find genuine, high-quality material. The term is a metaphor for mass-produced, unappetising food and was designated as Macquarie Dictionary’s 2025 Word of the Year.
1. Characteristics: AI Slop is often vague, repetitive, and filled with buzzwords. Examples include a “news article where something about the tone or the facts doesn’t seem right,” a hastily made AI image, or a fictional personal story that lacks a point. In video, it can sometimes manifest as obvious errors like a person having more than two hands.
2. Examples:
– AI-generated music that appears on streaming charts and is created to generate clicks and profit.
– A flood of AI-generated submissions to online publications that overwhelm editors.
– A high percentage of AI-generated posts on professional networking sites like LinkedIn.
3. Impact:
– Crowds out genuine content: AI Slop can make it harder for users to find valuable, original human-created content.
– Undermines Trust: The proliferation of fake and low-quality content can lead to public confusion and a diminished sense of reality.
– Monetisation: Some creators may submit AI Slop to platforms that monetise views and clicks, creating a financial incentive for low-effort content.
4. Distinction: It is important to note that not all AI-generated content is “Slop”. AI can be used to create original and valuable art, and “AI Slop” specifically refers to the low-quality, high-volume, and often lazy output.
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