"Merriam-Webster has settled on a word that represents 2025 - and that word is "slop." The dictionary-maker defines "slop" as "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence," something that many people have become familiar with as AI-generated content permeates the internet. This year, some of the most popular sites on the web took steps to stave off the infestation of AI slop, including YouTube, Wikipedia, Spotify, and Pinterest."
"But others are embracing it, as both Meta and OpenAI made apps dedicated to streams of AI-generated videos that you can scroll through and share. Even Disney has struck a deal to bring Sora-generated videos to its streaming platform while taking a billion-dollar equity stake in its owner and ChatGPT operator OpenAI. "Like slime, sludge, and muck, slop has the wet sound of something you don't want to touch," Merriam-Webster writes."
Merriam-Webster selected "slop" as the word representing 2025, defining it as digital content of low quality produced in quantity by artificial intelligence. AI-generated low-quality content has become widespread across the internet. Major platforms including YouTube, Wikipedia, Spotify, and Pinterest took actions to limit the spread of AI slop. Other companies embraced AI slop: Meta and OpenAI launched apps with streams of AI-generated videos, and Disney struck a deal to bring Sora-generated videos to its streaming platform while taking a large equity stake in OpenAI. Additional prevalent 2025 terms included "touch grass," "tariff," "performative," and "gerrymander."
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