AI slop is coming for your kids

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A toddler watching something that I hope isn't AI slop.

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In defense of boring, mindless, mundane work

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Merriam-Webster just released its word of the year. 2025 words of the year say a lot about the AI world users can't quit

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2025's words of the year reflect a generation frustrated with job prospects, AI, and online culture.

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The secret to avoiding 'AI slop' — let workers 'job craft' their own roles around AI tools, researchers say

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Employees work on the assembly line of industrial robots at a CRP Robotics workshop in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, on October 10, 2025.
A new Multiverse study finds the cure for "AI slop" is giving workers the power to redesign their jobs around AI.

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How this 21-year-old college student used AI to build his 'Learning with Lyrics' Instagram and TikTok accounts

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Cashen Tomlinson, the 21 year old behind "Learning with Lyrics", which makes catchy AI tunes about steamrollers.

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Now AI fakes are fooling news outlets — and maybe AI pros?

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An apparently AI-generated video of an AI NYPD person talking to AI ICE agents shows how easy it is to be tricked.

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No more slop: Perplexity makes its $200 AI browser free

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Perplexity CEO

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I'm addicted to Sora 2! I can't stop making AI slop videos.

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The author on Sora AI Images, Here I am, winning the Nobel Peace Prize for blogging and being a Dunkin' brand spokesperson (all fake, made by Sora 2).
Here I am, winning the Nobel Peace Prize for blogging and being a Dunkin' brand spokesperson (all fake, made by Sora 2).

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We get fresh AI slop from Meta's new 'Vibes' feed. Thanks, Zuck!

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The "Vibes" feed on Meta.ai is all random AI videos.

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Substack CEO says AI can drive a slop future or a cultural renaissance

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Substack CEO Chris Best says AI could flood the internet with slop — or give creators leverage to spark a cultural renaissance.

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