A Kapwing study of the 15,000 top YouTube channels finds 278 of them have only posted AI-generated “slop” videos, amassing 63B+ views and 221M+ subscribers
low-quality AI-generated content designed to farm views, research has found. — The video-editing company Kapwing surveyed 15,000 of the world's most popular YouTube channels — the top 100 in every country … @nixCraft@mastodon.social : New research says that more than one out of every five videos YouTube suggests to new people is “AI junk or slop” These are low-quality videos made by AI just to get clicks and views. They checked the top 100 channels in every country and found that 278 of them post nothing but this computer made junk generating about $117m a year for channel owners. … Kevin Beaumont / @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social : A survey of 15,000 of the world's most popular YouTube channels - the top 100 in every country - found that 278 of them contain only AI slop. Those 278 channels have amassed more than 63bn views and 221m subscribers, generating about $117m in revenue each year. … Forums: r/Futurology : More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds r/technology : More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds r/technews : More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds r/Fauxmoi : More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds r/theinternetofshit : More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds | Low-quality AI-generated content is now saturating social media - and generating about $117m a year, data shows r/BetterOffline : More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds r/ABoringDystopia : More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds r/LocalLLaMA : More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds r/NoShitSherlock : More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds
More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/ ... Generates “...63bn views & 221 million subscribers...” From study: “...new research shows that 21-33% of YouTube's feed may consist of AI slop or brainrot videos.”
It will generate revenue which will encourage more fake content, which will then drive more and more people from the sites, and then the ad money will stop.
The combination of disinformation potential and environmental destruction of the spread of AI slop is just so deeply depressing. www.theguardian.com/technology/ 2...
New research says that more than one out of every five videos YouTube suggests to new people is “AI junk or slop” These are low-quality videos made by AI just to get clicks and views. They checked the top 100 channels in every country and found that 278 of them post nothing but …
More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds | Low-quality AI-generated content is now saturating social media - and generating about $117m a year, data shows