AI slop refers to low- to mid-quality content created with AI tools, often appearing on social media. This content, which can be images, audio, video, or text, is easy and inexpensive to produce. AI slop producers exploit the internet's attention economy, pushing out more valuable material. The phenomenon is increasing, with examples seen across platforms like YouTube and Spotify.Fast-growing YouTube channels are featuring AI-generated content like zombie football and cat soap operas. Even fictional bands and their backstories can be entirely AI-generated. The ease of AI creation leads to a flood of low-quality articles submitted to publications, causing some, like Clarkesworld magazine, to halt submissions. Wikipedia is also struggling to manage AI-generated content that strains its moderation systems.AI slop can spread misinformation, as seen with AI-generated images used to criticize disaster response. It harms artists by causing job losses and financial difficulties, displacing human creators. Algorithmic content distribution often doesn't distinguish AI slop from human-created work. Users can help by flagging and reporting harmful AI-generated content. The proliferation of AI slop degrades the online media environment, requiring users to be vigilant.