"The modern internet is less interested in demanding attention than in simply occupying it. Adavia Davis understands that better than perhaps anyone else. Since dropping out of Mississippi State University in 2020, the 22-year-old has built a thriving content-creation business out of what has come to be called "slop"- that high-volume, AI-generated background noise that thrives in the gaps of our focus. Davis' most successful videos aren't meant to be watched, shared, or even remembered. Often, Davis told Fortune, his viewers are asleep."
"Davis has assembled a sprawling network of YouTube channels that operates as a near-autonomous revenue engine, requiring only about two hours of his oversight a day. He currently runs five active channels, but his broader portfolio includes multiple Minecraft channels aimed at children as well as channels devoted to funny-animal compilations, prank videos, anime edits, Bollywood clips, and celebrity gossip. Most lucrative is a "Boring History" channel built around six-hour "history to sleep to" documentaries, narrated by what sounds like a languid David Attenborough."
Adavia Davis created a high-volume content business focused on AI-generated background videos that occupy attention rather than demand it. After leaving Mississippi State University in 2020, Davis built multiple YouTube channels spanning Minecraft, funny-animal compilations, pranks, anime edits, Bollywood clips, and celebrity gossip. The most profitable channel produces six-hour "history to sleep to" documentaries with languid narration. Production runs through a proprietary TubeGen pipeline, using Claude for scripts and ElevenLabs for narration, allowing six-hour videos to be produced for about $60. The network generates roughly $40,000–$60,000 monthly while operating costs run about $6,500 per month.
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