Can a YouTube channel made almost entirely of low-effort AI videos really rake in Rs 35 crore a year? That’s the claim that’s been doing the rounds online after a recent study pointed fingers at an ...
Video editing platform Kapwing analyzed trending YouTube channels and new-user feeds to quantify the prevalence of AI-generated and low-quality content on YouTube Shorts, finding that approximately ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform industries by automating complex tasks and enhancing efficiency. This shift has significantly reduced workload and increased productivity not just ...
A recent analysis examining the rise of so-called “AI slop” and brainrot content on YouTube has revealed that the platform’s most-watched AI-only channel operates out of India, reportedly generating ...
AI-generated video content is increasingly dominating YouTube Shorts, with a significant share classified as low-quality “AI slop,” as tools such as OpenAI’s Sora and Google’s Veo lower the barrier to ...
A new study shows AI slop makes up more than 20% of YouTube. Brainrot, or poor quality content, makes up 33%. There's no incentive for creators to try to lessen AI slop. If you feel like you're seeing ...
The takeaway: Not only are more than half the articles on the web created by AI, but over 21% of YouTube videos being show to new users are "AI Slop." That's according to a new report, which also ...
If it feels like there's a lot of AI slop on YouTube, that's because there is a lot of AI slop on YouTube. That's according to new research from video-editing company Kapwing (as reported by the ...
Once a fringe term, "AI slop" has become part of the global vocabulary. In 2025, both The Economist and Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary highlighted the phrase as shorthand for the surge of ...
Brainrot YouTube videos have raked in more than 63,000,000,000 views, generating about £90,000,000 in revenue every year. The low quality AI content – designed to farm views – could make up more than ...
Low-quality AI-generated content is now saturating social media – and generating about $117m a year, data shows More than 20% of the videos that YouTube’s algorithm shows to new users are “AI slop” – ...