How Brain-Rot AI Is Upending the Internet
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Jason Koebler on the proliferation of AI-generated images.

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Jason Koebler to discuss the economy behind AI slop generation, how people are building businesses on AI-generated images, and the wider consequences of their proliferation on social media.
Jason Koebler is a cofounder of 404 Media and cohost of the 404 Media Podcast.
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A man holds a phone, displaying ”brain rot” in London, United Kingdom on December 2, 2024.
(Rasid Necati Aslim / Anadolu via Getty Images)On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, I’m joined by Jason Koebler to discuss the economy behind AI slop generation, how people are building businesses on AI-generated images, and the wider consequences of their proliferation on social media.
Jason Koebler is a cofounder of 404 Media and cohost of The 404 Media Podcast.
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Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the news, from a progressive perspective.
Governments are prioritizing data centers and AI at the expense of communities and the planet, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Matt Haugen joins Paris Marx to discuss the AI First report, which examines how national strategies are dismantling environmental protections and enacting market policies that allow a handful of megacorporations to abscond with billions of dollars, and what an alternative policy agenda focused on people and the planet could achieve instead.
Matt Haugen is Research and Editorial Manager at the Climate and Community Institute.
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