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Also, that’s it from me for a while as I take maternity leave after becoming Mother this week — my greatest and biggest project of the last nine months. I will catch up with everyone in mid-2026 🥲
"An AI-assembled version of Gargano’s Christmas cake, for instance, would have people cooking a 6-inch cake for 3 to 4 hours at 320°F (160°C).
'You’d end up with charcoal!' she said. Meanwhile, traffic to her turkey recipe is already down 40% year over year."
I dig this story - very thorough methodology. via @consumerreports.org www.consumerreports.org/money/questi...
A must-read from @davey.bsky.social :
“It’s a story about volume, value, and what journalism becomes when “content” grows functionally infinite.” - @davey.bsky.social
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/in-2...
I love this rallying cry by @davey.bsky.social on the value of humans in journalism.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/in-2...
AI slop. it's what's for dinner. Thanks tech overlords! Keep looking in the mirror while you sing the song about your utopian genius!
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Matt Novak
New from me: A NiemanLab prediction!
Have always admired this end-of-year package from the smartest people in media, so it was an honor to be asked to write this. Imo, in 2026, AI-written content online will outpace what humans produce. www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/in-2...
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Alexios Mantzarlis
Nora Benavidez
AI slop is ruining tamales now.
by @davey.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Nieman Lab
Rebecca Solnit
Consumer Reports found Uber and Lyft use algorithmic pricing to give different consumers very different prices for the same rides.
“It’s a story about volume, value, and what journalism becomes when “content” grows functionally infinite.” - @davey.bsky.social
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/in-2...
Nieman Lab
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Public service journalism this holiday season courtesy of
@davey.bsky.social & Carmen Arroyo:
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Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
