# AI Slop Floods Medium: Are Automated Posts Taking Over? 🌊

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/ai-slop-floods-medium-are-automated-posts-taking-over/294746>\
**Category:** News & Articles\
**Tags:** business, technology\
**Created:** [October 30, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/ai-slop-floods-medium-are-automated-posts-taking-over/294746 "2024-10-30T14:00:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheJoker](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/thejoker/32/22660_2.png) [@TheJoker](https://onehack.st/u/TheJoker)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/ai-slop-floods-medium-are-automated-posts-taking-over/294746/1 "2024-10-30T14:00:22Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Increased AI Content**  
Medium is experiencing a surge in AI-generated posts, with reports indicating that over **47%** of recent articles on the platform are likely created by AI.

2. **Financial Upswing**  
Despite challenges, Medium has recently turned a profit for the first time this summer, as noted by CEO **Tony Stubblebine**.

3. **AI Detection Analysis**  
An analysis by **Pangram Labs** of nearly **275,000 posts** revealed a significantly higher incidence of AI-generated content on Medium compared to other platforms, where only **7%** of global news articles were found to be AI-generated.

4. **Types of Content**  
The majority of AI-generated posts tend to be bland and uninspired, focusing heavily on topics like **cryptocurrency** , particularly under tags such as **NFT** , where approximately **78%** of related articles were flagged as AI-generated.

5. **Content Quality Concerns**  
The rise of AI content on Medium raises concerns about the platform’s commitment to being “a home for human writing,” as the influx of automated posts may dilute the quality of the content.

**Read more at:** [Wired](https://www.wired.com/story/ai-generated-medium-posts-content-moderation/)