The Rise of Generative AI Has Filled the Information Space with a New Form of Propaganda

By Dean Dwyer - https://harbingersdaily.com/the-rise-of-generative-ai-has-filled-the-information-space-with-a-new-form-of-propaganda/

In our modern day, the inventive genius of man has perfected a machinery of communication which, through speeding up and extending the influence of information and ideas, has given propagandists an efficient system to bombard the masses with their message. However, the rise of generative AI has now filled the information space with a new, unique, and somewhat unwanted form of propaganda: “slopaganda.“

“Slopaganda” is a portmanteau. If that makes no sense to you, let me break it down. A portmanteau refers to a new word made by blending the sounds and meanings of two separate words. For example, “brunch” is a portmanteau because it combines the words “breakfast” and “lunch.” Therefore, “slopaganda” is a combination of the words “slop” and “propaganda.”

The term was coined by philosopher Michał Klincewicz (Tilburg University), Mark Alfano (Macquarie University / Australian Catholic University), and independent media researcher Amir Ebrahimi Fard. It contains the word “slop” because it refers to low-quality, mass-produced artificial intelligence content.

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