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The ‘vibes’ are extremely off with Silicon Valley’s latest brain fart

David Swan Technology editor October 12, 2025 — 6.15pm

When artificial intelligence first arrived on the scene, people generally fell into one of two camps. There were those who believed (and still believe) it would revolutionise society for the better. Then there were those who were (and perhaps still are) convinced it will be responsible for society’s ultimate downfall.

The jury on that is still out. But it is becoming clear that the more widespread the use of AI becomes, the more we’re beginning to drown in digital landfill; a sea of useless crap that doesn’t help anyone.

Known as “slop”, this initially included inane things like AI-generated images of Donald Trump as the Pope

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