Rapid advancements in AI have led to a proliferation across the internet of what critics are calling “AI slop,” or short videos that are rapidly produced, often repetitive, and made using generative AI technology. “AI is really superpowering spam,” said Jason Koebler, a co-founder of the tech news website 404Media who has been following the rise of AI slop. Garilao said making AI videos is creative and fun — and a way to use a new technology. Koebler, of 404Media, said the high volume of mass-produced AI slop is crushing other creators — like artists or photographers who work without AI — by diverting attention away from them. And in the meantime, Garilao says plenty of people do want to see his AI videos.