A new analysis of the creative economy, published in the online repository arXiv and part of a new book, suggests ...

In 2025, the term "slop" became the Merriam-Webster word of the year. By 2026, the definition in the dictionary included the use of AI to create low-quality digital content. Harvard Business Review, ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over 200 organizations penned a letter to YouTube requesting it mitigate the influx of AI-generated “slop” videos. (Getty Images) ...

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French streaming service Qobuz is emerging as a Spotify alternative for serious music fans, pairing hi-res audio and downloads with record-store-style curation and a glossy in-house music magazine. As ...

YouTube's AI slop problem could have lifelong effects if not controlled, child experts warn. Credit: George Chan / Stringer / Getty Images News via Getty Images Kids are consuming a lot of AI slop.

How does the largest video site on the planet manage the storm of AI-generated content to come, while also harnessing AI to supercharge the human creativity that fueled its rise in the first place?

In the middle of a Monday workday, I found myself writing fan fiction for a stranger on the internet who wanted to read a scenario of themselves with a pit of quicksand. I was logged on to “Your AI ...

When Stick Figure’s seven-year-old song shot up the charts, the band was thrilled. But its viral moment was spurred by unauthorized AI remixes. The California-based reggae band Stick Figure has been ...

Last week, the French streaming service Qobuz won for Independent Champion at the Libera Awards in New York. It's kind of a mini-Grammys strictly for independent artists and the infrastructure ...