Kate Crawford on AI slop | Long Now Talks

Kate Crawford on AI slop | Long Now Talks

What is the most shared image in 02025? Yes, you guessed it: Shrimp Jesus. In her Long Now Talk, Kate Crawford argues that AI slop has created a new metabolic rift: massive data collection that acts like poor nutrition at planetary scale. But this is something we’ve seen before (and can learn from), dating back to the 1500s.