Can We No Longer Be Moved by Real Videos? The Flood of Low-Quality AI-Generated Content (“AI Slop”)

In this episode, I reflect on how difficult it has become to feel genuinely moved by videos we see online.With so much AI-generated content circulating, even real footage can start to feel artificial, and our sense of what is authentic begins to blur. I talk about YouTube’s recent decision to address low-quality AI-generated content, and what this moment says about the way algorithms, volume, and speed are shaping our attention.Drawing on experiences from my own work and from recent travels in Europe, this episode is a quiet look at why our ability to feel moved may not be disappearing—but simply becoming tired from too much noise.Rather than making claims or predictions, it’s an invitation to slow down and think about what it means to encounter something real, and why that still matters.