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I also wrote a lot about libraries last year, and will continue to this year, as they're needed more than ever and are also being flooded with AI slop. This story resulted in a ton of AI books being removed from online libraries: www.404media.co/ai-generated...
AI-Generated Slop Is Already In Your Public Library
Librarians say that taxpayers are already paying for low quality AI-generated ebooks in public libraries.
www.404media.co
January 1, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I also wrote a lot about libraries last year, and will continue to this year, as they're needed more than ever and are also being flooded with AI slop. This story resulted in a ton of AI books being removed from online libraries: www.404media.co/ai-generated...
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And lastly, just before the end of the year I covered another hack which revealed exactly how venture capital funding is flooding TikTok with AI-generated influencers www.404media.co/hack-reveals...
Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers
A hacker gained control of a 1,100 mobile phone farm powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok.
www.404media.co
January 1, 2026 at 10:14 PM
And lastly, just before the end of the year I covered another hack which revealed exactly how venture capital funding is flooding TikTok with AI-generated influencers www.404media.co/hack-reveals...