Posted on 12/28/2025 3:41:22 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Kapwing reports up to 33% of YouTube feeds are low-quality AI content. Spain and South Korea top in subscribers and views, sparking global concern.
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 low-quality, auto-generated content flooding the internet — from shallow articles and spammy videos to algorithmic filler produced at scale. That growing frustration has data to back it up.
A new report by Kapwing suggests that between 21% and 33% of YouTube feeds, as of October 2025, may consist of AI slop or closely related "brainrot" videos, underlining how rapidly this form of content has spread across platforms worldwide.
While AI-generated video has found legitimate applications in filmmaking, advertising and education, with film schools and major brands experimenting with the technology, the report suggests that a parallel ecosystem has emerged. In this space, creators use prompt-based tools to mass-produce content at scale, flooding platforms with repetitive, low-quality visuals that prioritise engagement over originality.
Kapwing defines AI slop as careless, low-quality content generated through automated applications and distributed to attract views or influence opinion. Brainrot, a closely related category, refers to compulsive, nonsensical videos that corrode attention and comprehension through endless repetition and spectacle.
To measure how widespread this phenomenon has become, Kapwing examined the top 100 trending YouTube channels in every country, identifying which among them primarily produced AI-generated slop.
The researchers then analysed view counts, subscriber numbers and estimated revenue using data from Social Blade. To simulate the experience of a new user, they also created a fresh YouTube account and tracked the first 500 Shorts that appeared in the feed.
The findings reveal striking geographical patterns.
Spain emerged as the country with the largest combined subscriber base for trending AI...
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My YT feed has been flooded with them, and I will say the quality is very scary.
Humans might become ready for all this someday far in the future.
AI Data Centers suck up water and electricity. They will drive up utility costs by 200% or more. Don’t let them build in your area
I don’t have a problem with this, anymore than I do with slop literature or slop television. I look for what I want and ignore what I don’t.
YouTube can be an incredible waste of time, or it can be a very useful tool. You just have to be discriminating.
I’m still looking for the Reason
of “Why AI Needs so much POWER?”
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Has AI started producing it’s own AI content yet? AI News.
There are a ton of them talking about Silver right now.
Don’t be frightened.
That Asian guy who talks about silver is AI but he does put out quality information unlike some of the ones in that genre.
As are the "you will not believe what happened next...." that might have a 5% start in reality but quickly go off into fiction.
The AI heartwarming “cute predator” stories worry me.
The mountain lion is not there to "play with your dog". It is there to eat it.
The Facebook Reels are polluted with AI video. And the quality is often excellent.
Sometimes I can tell it’s AI only because the poster made a small mistake. For example, a navy officer’s uniform might be off by just one detail.
This is dangerous stuff because its now very easy to spread false information.
But what I really hate right now are the AI images of various politicians, celebrities and 'social media influencers, who have their mouths wide open in rage, fear or excitement. Such things abound on the video sharing sites and some 'news' sites.
Considering that Hollywood has been producing huuuuge amounts of slop for quite some time, one could say that the so-called AI is just recreating the slop wheel.
Aha, a fine example of AI generated spam!
If you’re seeing that much, I have to wonder what you use YT for.
That’s probably by design and why there’s a huge push for AI. Confuse the masses and then everyone will believe anything. Total control.
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