Study Finds Over 20% of YouTube Videos Are AI-Generated 'Slop'
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A study by Kapwing reveals that over 20% of new YouTube Shorts are low-quality, AI-generated content, with a significant portion of the first 500 videos being AI-created or brainrot, highlighting the growing prevalence of AI slop on the platform and its global variation.
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- More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds The Guardian
- AI slop is taking over the internet. And it’s here to stay. MarketWatch
- AI slop: Where is the internet heading in 2026? Euronews.com
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