"In one, the kitten sits by a backyard swimming pool full of rainbow goo. "Dad, can I swim in this slime pool?" the kitty asks. His buff feline dad then appears in the pool neck deep, unable to escape. "No son, I'm stuck. Please help me," he says. And that's the end of the vignette. The video has all the hallmarks of being made using AI: It's got colorful, simplistic animation and computer voiceovers."
"Spend some time scrolling on social media these days and you are likely to notice more and more videos made with artificial intelligence. Many are funky or fantastical. Others are downright bizarre. Some are intentionally misleading. 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."
Short, AI-generated videos are increasingly common across social platforms, often featuring simplistic animation, computer voiceovers, surreal vignettes, and minimal plots. Channels like FUNTASTIC YT host dozens of such clips showing an animated kitten in quick, nonsensical misadventures that attract millions of views. Critics label this trend 'AI slop,' describing it as rapidly produced, repetitive, low-effort content that may be misleading. Platforms face challenges in deciding how to handle these clips amid concerns that creators use them primarily to game engagement algorithms rather than to provide creative, informative, or educational value.
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