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Spam, junk, slop? The latest wave of AI behind the 'zombie internet'
Tech experts hope new term for carelessly automated AI webpages and images can illuminate its damaging impact
AI models make it trivial to automatically generate vast quantities of text or images, providing an answer to any imaginable search query, uploading endless shareable landscapes and inspirational stories, and creating an army of supportive comments. “While the precise meaning of ‘They Pay Me in Woims’ remains ambiguous, various interpretations have emerged, ranging from a playful comment on work-life balance to a deeper exploration of our perceived reality,” the slop begins. Last week, Google announced an ambitious plan to add AI-made answers to the top of some search results, with US-based users the first to experience a full rollout of the “AI Overviews” feature.
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