Slop" was named Merriam-Webster’s 2025 Word of the Year, reflecting a surge in low-quality, mass-produced AI content. The choice mirrors public reaction to generative AI, as people encountered a flood ...

(AP) - Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed ...

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Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it ...

Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is “slop.” The word was first used in the 1700s to mean soft mud. It evolved more generally to mean something of little value. Creepy, zany and demonstrably ...