Over 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are AI slop, study finds

More than 20% of videos recommended to brand-new YouTube users are low-quality, AI-generated clips known as “AI slop,” ...

“Make it stop”: A new study says 20% of YouTube videos are low-quality AI slop

A new study by Kapwing has found that 20% of YouTube videos are all AI slop — and it looks like children are the most ...

Study shows nearly a quarter of YouTube videos fed to new accounts are 'AI slop'

AI slop is fast becoming an almost-unavoidable aspect of our digital lives, and it's especially bad for new YouTube accounts.

YouTube Is Recommending AI Trash To Millions, Study Reveals

A Kapwing study reveals that over 20 percent of videos recommended to new YouTube users are low-quality, AI-generated content ...
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AI Slop Videos Dominating 33% YouTube Feeds, Algorithmic Recommendations Behind It: Study

Kapwing study has found low-quality AI-generated videos, or AI slop, have filled up 22-33% YouTube, relying on algorithmic ...

AI slop and brainrot content now make up 1 in 2 YouTube Shorts recommendations, study reveals

That's according to new research from video-editing company Kapwing (as reported by the Guardian ), which found that more than one in every five videos that the YouTube Shorts algorithm shows new ...
Mashable

Does YouTube radicalize users? This study says not —but it's deeply flawed.

A new study of YouTube's algorithm attracting mainstream attention this weekend claims that the online video giant "actively discourages" radicalization on the platform. And if that sounds suspect to ...
Mashable

Nearly half of Americans who rely on YouTube for news watch independent channels

Lots of people watch YouTube for funny viral videos and make-up tutorials. But a large percentage of Americans also rely on YouTube for news. A new study from Pew Research Center found that YouTube ...