Is AI slop invading your YouTube Music recommendations? You're not alone

For some YouTube Music users, the dead internet theory is slowly starting to become reality. This is primarily because the AI ...

YouTube’s algorithm is on an AI slop and brainrot only diet

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

Toward Physician-Level Performance in Robot-Assisted Ankle Rehabilitation via Imitation Learning With Empirical and Temporal Adaptation

Abstract: Robot-assisted ankle rehabilitation training imitating physician’s professional techniques is highly important for promoting personalized training and improving clinical outcomes. In this ...
Dexerto

Over 20% of YouTube is now “AI slop” and they’re making millions: Report

More than one in five videos shown to new YouTube users are now considered “AI slop,” according to a new report.
The Washington Post

TikTok’s mental health ‘rabbit hole’? It’s not in your head.

TikTok’s algorithm favors mental health content over many other topics, including politics, cats and Taylor Swift, according to a Washington Post analysis. At first, the mental health-related videos ...
The Washington Post

Are you in TikTok’s cat niche? What 121,000 videos reveal.

You chose selected. Each dot here represents a single video about selected. While you’re on the app, TikTok tracks how you interact with videos. It monitors your watch time, the videos you like, the ...
Monocle

Ok Go’s Damian Kulash on reinventing the music video and resisting algorithms

Two decades after redefining viral creativity, Ok Go’s frontman reflects on DIY spectacle, analogue magic and resisting Tiktok-era metrics. Few artists have shaped the language of the modern music ...
NBC News

Is brain rot real? Researchers warn of emerging risks tied to short-form video

With short-form video now dominant on social media, researchers are racing to understand how the highly engaging, algorithm-driven format may be reshaping the brain. From TikTok to Instagram Reels and ...
The New York Times

I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain

new video loaded: I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain transcript Jack Conte, the chief executive of Patreon, a platform for creators to monetize their art and content, outlines his ...
NPR

2 Senators want to hold big tech accountable for harms caused by algorithms

Social media companies and their respective algorithms have repeatedly been accused of fueling political polarization by promoting divisive content on their platforms. Now, two U.S. Senators have ...
The New York Times

I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain

new video loaded: I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain transcript “Our brains are being melted by the algorithm.” [MUSIC PLAYING] “Attention is infrastructure.” “Those algorithms are ...
techtimes

The Secret Behind Viral TikTok Trends: How the Algorithm Drives Short-Form Video Marketing

In just a few years, TikTok has gone from a niche lip-syncing app to one of the most powerful social media platforms in the world. From viral dance routines to comedic skits, food hacks, and global ...