B
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54% -- negative sentiment rate for AI slop mentions across the internet (2025-10)
Negative sentiment regarding mentions of 'AI slop' peaked at 54% in October 2025.
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54%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025-10
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Meltwater
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https://vervocity.io/what-is-ai-slop/ ↗
Source Article
What is AI Slop? | Merriam-Webster's 2025 Word | Vervocity
AI slop is flooding the internet, and people are noticing.
Merriam-Webster named “slop” its 2025 Word of the Year, defining it as low-quality digital content that is usually produced in quantity by means of artificial intelligence (AI). The term captures a growing frustration with the flood of synth…
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Media intelligence monitoring by Meltwater of online mentions
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AI slop mentions across the internet: 54% negative sentiment rate. Source: Meltwater (2025-10). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-slop-negative-sentiment-54-percent
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