""The dictionary defines the term as "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence." "Like slime, sludge, and muck, slop has the wet sound of something you don't want to touch. Slop oozes into everything," the dictionary writes, adding that, in an age of AI anxiety, it is a term designed to communicate "a tone that's less fearful, more mocking" of the technology.""
""The word "slop" has certainly been everywhere this year, as journalists and commentators have sought to describe the ways in which platforms like OpenAI's Sora and Google Gemini's Veo are transforming the internet. Thanks to this new breed of media generator, there are now AI-generated books, podcasts, pop songs, TV commercials-even entire movies. One study in May claimed that nearly 75 percent of all new web content from the previous month had involved some kind of AI.""
Merriam-Webster selected "slop" as its 2025 word of the year, defining it as digital content of low quality produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence. The term conveys a wet, repellent quality and signals a mocking tone toward AI rather than outright fear. AI tools and platforms are generating vast volumes of media, including books, podcasts, songs, commercials, and films. A study indicated that nearly 75 percent of recent new web content involved some kind of AI. Critics warn of a "slop economy" that monetizes volume over quality and deepens access disparities.
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