Who would have thought the collapse of modern society would be this boring?
Science Is Drowning in AI Slop
Submitted 23 hours ago by cm0002@no.lastname.nz to science@mander.xyz
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/01/ai-slop-science-publishing/685704/
Rhoeri@piefed.world 23 hours ago
Everything is.
Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 22 hours ago
Also the textile industry is drowning in fabrics made with machines. Hands made clothes still exist, but they cost a fortune, just like all clothes used to. Back in those days, many people had only a single shirt to wear, and they couldn’t afford another one.
Nowadays, everything is drowning in things made with machines. AI just pushes that boundary to include text, audio and video.
someguy3@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Your textile machine doesn’t hallucinate a tshirt.
Sas@piefed.blahaj.zone 22 hours ago
What a shit take, lol. Clothes had still been designed by humans for your weird comparison. Machines just made them easier to replicate. We already have the same for music, video and the like. It’s called files you can easily distribute through the internet instead of having to go to see a concert to experience music. We’ve already been drowning in more handmade videos and music than a person can consume, very often for free or for very little money.
TheBat@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Shut up, clanker wanker.
deathbird@mander.xyz 22 hours ago
We were already producing text, audio, and video at sufficient rates. So-called AI only makes it easier to produce deceptively realistic media. Video that looks and sounds like real life, but isn’t. Or as in the article, citations for academic papers that look real, but aren’t.
If fabrics made by machines were of consistently lower quality, if every machine-made shirt busted at the seams, we wouldn’t use machines to make fabric. (Fabric isn’t even a great example. There’s lots of human labor in garment factories.)