The Disorienting Appeal of AI-Generated Content

This chapter examines the prevalence of disorienting AI-generated videos on social media and their impact on viewer perceptions. It highlights the intentional nature of this bewilderment in driving engagement, alongside the troubling effects of rage-bait content on stereotypes and algorithmic visibility.

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This episode is an exploration of into the rise and consequences of AI slop— how and why the internet has become overrun with disturbing and bizarre mass-produced brainrot content devoid of meaning and if that means the internet actually is becoming less human– or maybe even dead.

Timestamps:

00:42 Intro

3:04 What is AI Slop?

9:07 The Dead Internet Theory

14:21 How platforms have responded to AI Slop

16:27 Engagement farming & capitalising on confusion

17:44 Ragebait& discriminatory AI memes

19:49 The consequences of AI slop

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