Merriam-Webster data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ href=”https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/word-of-the-year” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:has selected;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> “slop” for the dictionary company’s 2025 word of the year. The leading lexicographers define slop as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence.” We’ve seen an absolute deluge of AI slop this year, from data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/ai/movie-studios-have-been-making-serious-money-from-ai-slop-on-youtube-160434252.html” data-ylk=”slk:fake movie trailers on YouTube;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> to data-i13n=”cpos:3;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/spotify-is-doing-more-to-address-ai-slop-on-its-platform-151102801.html” data-ylk=”slk:AI-generated bands on Spotify;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>. Not even food delivery like data-i13n=”cpos:4;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/uber-eats-is-stuffing-ai-slop-into-your-meal-174413765.html” data-ylk=”slk:Uber Eats;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “> could escape the onslaught of AI-generated garbage that no one asked for.
It’s gotten to the point that half the videos my well-meaning parents send me on social media are AI-generated videos…
