Data: AI slop hits 500m+ impressions in H1 2026

DoubleVerify (DV) has detected more than half a billion impressions of low-quality AI-generated content – or ‘AI slop’ – during the first half of 2026, offering a new indication of its scale across the internet. The figure includes AI slop impressions identified through DV’s technology, as well as whether they were blocked from serving an […]

Last updated Sep 14, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment