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?

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…