Spain leads with 20 million combined subscribers to slop channels, while South Korea tops view counts at 8.45 billion, anchored by the "Three Minutes Wisdom" channel, where cute p ...

"'AI slop' can and does refer to text, audio, or images. But what’s really broken through this year is the flood of quick ...

AI is taking over YouTube, with 21% of videos for new users being AI-generated and 33% being generic content, raking in an ...

If you’ve ever opened YouTube and seen a talking AI SpongeBob, a looping slime video, or something that feels engineered to ...

A new report shows that over 20% of Youtube's feed is AI slop. A US-based channel has the most subscribers of any slop ...

Tech giants such as YouTube have looked to curb the spread of low-quality ‘AI slop’, but they also view AI-generated content ...

The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short video platform TikTok has once again come under the ...

The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short video platform TikTok has once again come under the ...

A study released this week suggests YouTube's podcasting dominance comes with a heavy cost for brand advertisers.

Analysts working with top YouTube channels report Shorts older than 30 days receive fewer views. YouTube hasn't confirmed any algorithm change. Retention analysts say Shorts older than 28-30 days are ...

The Home page feed can be one of the best or worst things about YouTube. It depends on how good Google's algorithms are able to interpret your YouTube activity and offer content that you might like to ...

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