Cat soap operas and babies trapped in space: the ‘AI slop’ taking over YouTube

Nearly one in 10 of the fastest growing channels globally consist of mass-produced, surreal AI-generated videos

Babies trapped in space, zombie football stars and cat soap operas: welcome to YouTube in the era of AI video.

Nearly one in 10 of the fastest growing YouTube channels globally are showing AI-generated content only, as breakthroughs in the technology spur a flood of artificial content.

Super Cat League (3.9 million subscribers)

767k (2 million subscribers - this account has since been closed)

LSB POWER GAMING (1.7 million subscribers)

Amite Now Here (1.4 million subscribers)

Starway (2.8 million subscribers)

AmyyRoblox (2.4 million subscribers)

Again Raz Vai (1.8 million subscribers)

Cuentos Facinantes (4.8 million subscribers)

MIRANHAINSANO (4.9 million subscribers)