AI Slop

A new paper by Jessica Silbey and Woodrow Hartzog defines AI slop as an output from generative AI systems created with little effort, which disproportionately burdens recipients and degrades cultural domains. This phenomenon, existing on a spectrum, consists of negligible exertion, asymmetrical imposition, and domain degradation. AI slop is already impacting human creativity, research, art, culture, and work, transforming how content is created, consumed, and appreciated.

• AI slop is defined as an output from generative, probabilistic automated systems produced with little exertion that burdens recipients and degrades cultural domains.
• It exists on a spectrum and has three constituent parts: negligible exertion, asymmetrical imposition, and domain degradation.
• AI slop affects human creativity, research, art, culture, and work, transforming content creation and consumption.
• The paper provides a framework for AI governance, ethics, and policy decisions.
  https://bender.layer3.press/articles/4f2ba59e-8b90-47f8-acb0-d5e247c7687c