Slop: AI's Impact on Digital Content

Slop: AI's Impact on Digital Content

Update: 2025-12-15
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Slop is Merriam-Websters word of the year for 2025, reflecting concerns over low-quality AI-generated digital content. This term, defined as poor-quality digital content made in bulk using AI, has been widely used to describe the impact of AI tools like OpenAIs Sora and Google Geminis Veo. The surge in AI-generated content has led to a slop economy, raising concerns about digital divide and the value of information.

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Slop: AI's Impact on Digital Content

Slop: AI's Impact on Digital Content