More on AI Slop

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I think this explanation of AI slop is pretty good:

AI Spam and the Crisis of Digital Trust: How Synthetic Media Change Political Visuality by Yuri Kolotaev

AI spam doesn’t directly distort facts. Rather, it fills information gaps, replacing reporting when factual evidence is scarce or difficult to obtain. As a result, millions of users receive the illusion of presence, a picture credible enough to elicit an emotional response.

An 'emotional response' is what all good propaganda strives for. No logic or reason for me, I want to feel something.