Question of the Day #1339

2025 Word of the Year: Slop

From the headline of this article at Merriam-Webster.

  上記の文で、slopの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "slop" mean?

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解答

意味：
Slopは、他にかなりの数の定義がありますが、この場合は英辞郎によると、

〈俗〉〔AI（人工知能）が生成した〕低品質［無意味］なコンテンツ

厳密にいうと、AI slopが正しい用語ですが、今ではAIを削除するようになっています。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence

 

Examples

1. An AI-enabled social media future also raises concerns around deterring AI slop—mass-produced, junky and superficial content that clogs up the web and social media accounts. —Katelyn Chedraoui
2. Slop can now be found anywhere, from unsettling images on Facebook of Jesus fused with prawns to poorly written Kindle books … —Tess Bennett
3. “Slop” is what you get when you put AI-generated material up on the internet for anyone to view.
4. AI slop AI slop is slowly killing the internet!
5. ... the mass-produced slop that comes out of Hollywood.

   

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