As tools like OpenAI’s Sora and Google’s Veo are making AI video creation more accessible than ever, over 21% of YouTube is now what’s called “AI slop,” according to a new report by video editing firm Kapwing.
The company simulated the experience of an “untainted” YouTube Shorts algorithm by establishing a new YouTube account and noting the prevalence of AI slop or “brainrot” videos—low-quality, trivial online content—among the first 500 videos that showed up in…

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