{"id":151465,"date":"2026-03-23T00:37:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T04:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?p=151465"},"modified":"2026-03-23T00:37:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T04:37:31","slug":"ai-slop-taking-over-the-web","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/ai-slop-taking-over-the-web\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Slop Taking Over The Web"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-911503314\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p>I&#8217;ve written previously about how many websites are producing <a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/tech-site-journalism-sinks-lower-lower\/\">clickbait articles<\/a> with sensationalist headlines and provocative content, sacrificing honesty for the sake of clicks.<\/p>\n<p>Now, a recent investigation by cybersecurity firm <a href=\"https:\/\/doubleverify.com\/blog\/web\/verify\/dv-exclusive-inside-an-ai-slop-factory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DoubleVerify<\/a> has uncovered a network involving more than 200 websites publishing AI-generated articles for the sole purpose of generating advertising revenue.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We recently uncovered a coordinated network of 200+ MFA domains. Viewed individually, each domain appears to be an independent lifestyle blog. But they all have the same AI-generated articles and images and are optimized for ad delivery, not user experience. We\u2019ve named the operation AutoBait ~ &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/doubleverify.com\/blog\/web\/verify\/dv-exclusive-inside-an-ai-slop-factory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">credit: DoubleVerify<\/a>&gt;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>You also might like: <a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/windows-heading-to-full-blown-ai\/\">Windows Heading To Full-Blown AI?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The investigation into this &#8220;AutoBait&#8221; network has highlighted just how easy it is to mass-produce fake online content. What makes this investigation particularly interesting is how it has provided insight into how the AutoBait network operates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Apparently, the network operators accidentally exposed the <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/windows-heading-to-full-blown-ai\/\">AI<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> prompts and code used to generate the fake articles in their JavaScript, instructing the AI to perform tasks such as:<\/span><\/p><div id=\"daves-2919435820\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ul id=\"2193678c-5a9e-4b01-af3d-c8a8e328045f\">\n<li>lead with sensational or shocking information<\/li>\n<li>inject strong emotions such as fear or urgency<\/li>\n<li>create slideshow-style articles designed to keep users clicking<\/li>\n<li>generate images that look like authentic smartphone photos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/doubleverify.com\/blog\/web\/verify\/dv-exclusive-inside-an-ai-slop-factory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DoubleVerify<\/a> has labeled the network an &#8220;AI Slop Factory&#8221;, which is, in my opinion, a totally appropriate moniker. The concerning aspects here are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How many more of these AI slop factories remain undiscovered<\/li>\n<li>Just how easy it is to game the system<\/li>\n<li>How very little it costs to set up this type of scam for potentially huge rewards. The reward-to-cost ratio is off the scale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>BOTTOM LINE<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Remember the old saying, &#8220;<em>Don&#8217;t believe everything you read in newspapers<\/em>&#8220;? That old saying applies to online content, now more than ever.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>You can read DoubleVerify&#8217;s full report at: <a href=\"https:\/\/doubleverify.com\/blog\/web\/verify\/dv-exclusive-inside-an-ai-slop-factory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inside An AI Slop Factory<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p><div id=\"daves-3392799076\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-2 daves-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"daves-2967751628\" class=\"daves-after-content daves-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3225321574\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve written previously about how many websites are producing clickbait articles with sensationalist headlines and provocative content, sacrificing honesty for the sake of clicks. Now, a recent investigation by cybersecurity firm DoubleVerify has uncovered a network involving more than 200 websites publishing AI-generated articles for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,408],"tags":[11049,14821],"class_list":["post-151465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-internet","category-sites-internet","tag-ai","tag-ai-slop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}