"Last month, in the same week, two tech giants launched apps based around AI-generated videos. The tech journalist Chris Stokel-Walker analyses OpenAI's Sora 2 and Meta's Vibes, the wider rise of this type of video, and its one pervading aesthetic: AI slop. He tells Lucy Hough about this kind of surreal content giraffes driving away from the police, Stephen Hawking"
"content giraffes driving away from the police, Stephen Hawking memes, Sam Altman being chased by a group of nuns and about how much AI-generated video has improved in the past few years. But with Donald Trump now sharing fake videos to his millions of followers, what does the rise of AI slop mean for our politics and beyond? Illustration: youtube"
Two major tech companies released AI video apps (OpenAI's Sora 2 and Meta's Vibes), accelerating the production of AI-generated footage. A prevailing aesthetic called 'AI slop' favors surreal, low-fidelity, comedic or bizarre outputs such as giraffes fleeing police, Stephen Hawking memes, and Sam Altman chased by nuns. Generative video quality has improved markedly in recent years, increasing accessibility for casual creators. The ease of producing convincing yet absurd clips heightens risks of misinformation and political manipulation, especially as high-profile figures share fabricated videos to large audiences. The spread of AI slop demands attention to its cultural and civic consequences.
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