‘Slop’ is the dubious online content churned out by AI

A lot of AI-generated content is unreliable. — AFP Relaxnews

Among the huge mass of content now produced by artificial intelligence, much is unreliable and of poor quality. This phenomenon now has a name – slop – in a bid to make Internet users more aware of this ever-growing phenomenon.

A recent article in the New York Times highlights the use of the term "slop" to describe the dubious content generated by AI. The term "slop" may conjure up images of unpalatable food poured into cattle troughs, but it now also refers to mediocre content produced by artificial intelligence. This can include inappropriate advice, bogus articles, dubious social media posts or poor-quality ebooks.