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Why do brands keep humiliating themselves with AI slop?

Major companies keep embarrassing themselves by publishing nauseating AI slop again and again, never learning. Why?

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Mike Elgan
Dec 15, 2025
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The Washington Post December 10 released a new AI-powered personalized podcast feature unimaginatively called “Your Personal Podcast.” The Post’s goal was to attract younger users to its news brand by offering pick-your-own-format news podcasts. When you set up the app, users can choose topics, hosts, and duration.

The inevitable push-back started the v…

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