Published Oct 17, 2026, 11:58 AM ET · Updated a month ago · 1 source

AI slop websites rise fivefold with GEO optimization

axios
axios
·
Original Report

AI "slop" sites, or domains with low-quality AI-generated content, rose more than fivefold in the second quarter of this year compared with the same period a year prior, according to new data from ad measurement firm DoubleVerify. Traffic to those types of sites quadrupled in that time.