How to spot AI slop on Pinterest - and why it's such a big problem

ZDNET For years, Pinterest has been dubbed the go-to social media site for inspirational mood boards, tracking lifestyle, fashion, and beauty trends, and finding niche and popular consumer-based products. Recently, however, the site has been plagued with an onslaught of AI slop, making it difficult for users to decipher what's real, human-made content or fake. Also: AI scams have infiltrated the knitting and crochet world - why it matters for everyone Because AI has infiltrated all of the popular Pinterest categories, much of the slop often links to AI-powered content farming sites that pose as DIY blogs, blending the AI-generated imagery with the site's human-made content. This results in SEO spammers profiting off of the display ads attached to these content-farming pages. AI inspo or AI slop? The abundance of AI slop on Pinterest and other social media platforms, which are full of "inspo" or aspirational content, also hurts small businesses. According to the Washington Post, AI ... Read full article.