AI-powered kids content wracks up billions of YouTube views, despite pervasive slop. Credit: Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP via YouTube still hasn't solved its AI problem. Digitally faked content is still ...

AI-generated slop accounts for 21% of YouTube Shorts shown to new users. Here's what this means for marketers and where your content is most protected.

Corry, PA. — Do you constantly find yourself being recommended the same videos all because of what you’ve searched and liked in the past? Have you ever wondered what influences your recommendations?

The New York Times reviewed these clips, along with more than 1,000 other videos recommended to young children on YouTube, and found that the algorithm pushes bizarre, often nonsensical, ...

At precisely 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2025, MTV Music broadcast "Video Killed the Radio Star" for the final time—the identical track that launched the network at 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1981.

Most platforms give you some control over what appears in your recommendations and ‘for you’ feeds. Most platforms give you some control over what appears in your recommendations and ‘for you’ feeds ...

Finding a YouTube video that truly matches our interests can sometimes be a challenge. The video-sharing platform appears to have recognized this issue and is taking steps to address it with its new ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

PARIS, Nov 4 (Reuters) - French judicial authorities said on Tuesday they had opened an investigation into Chinese social media platform TikTok and the risks that its algorithms could push young ...

Ben Khalesi writes about where artificial intelligence, consumer tech, and everyday technology intersect for Android Police. With a background in AI and Data Science, he’s great at turning geek speak ...

Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price. Unhappy with their meager profits, they meet one night in a ...