AI-Generated "Slop" in Online Biomedical Science Educational Videos: Mixed Methods Study of Prevalence, Characteristics, and Hazards to Learners and Teachers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Video-sharing sites such as YouTube (Google) and TikTok (ByteDance) have become indispensable resources for learners and educators. The recent growth in generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, however, has resulted in low-quality, AI-generated material (commonly called "slop") cluttering these platforms and competing with authoritative educational materials. The extent to which slop has polluted science education video content is unknown, as are the specific hazards to learning from purportedly educational videos made by AI without the use of human discretion.

Objective

This study aimed to advance a formal definition of slop (based on the recent theoretical construct of "careless speech"), to identify its qualitative characteristics that may be problematic

SUBMITTER: Jones EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12634010 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature