How AI Content Is Flooding the Web and Changing Digital Media

What Happened

The Wall Street Journal reports that automated AI-generated content is appearing across websites, social platforms, and news outlets. Powered by advanced artificial intelligence, this “AI slop” ranges from basic news summaries to large volumes of low-quality writing. The spread is facilitated by easy-to-use AI tools and content farms that flood the internet with articles, product descriptions, and reviews. As publishers and brands grapple with distinguishing genuine stories from automated text, many are investing in detection tools while others face issues like plagiarism and diluted search results caused by AI content scale and duplication.

Why It Matters

The explosion of AI-generated content could alter how people consume news, trust media, and discover information online. It challenges journalism standards and may increase misinformation risks while also enabling new efficiencies and cost savings for publishers. Read more in our AI News Hub