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A marketing blog post arguing that AI slop is content nobody asked for, and outlining a six-step social-listening workflow to find real audience questions and turn them into content that search engines and AI assistants cite.
A LinkedIn engineering leader describes how the platform detects and down-ranks generic, repetitive AI-generated posts in the feed, and what that means for members who post.
A July 2026 research report from risk intelligence firm Alethea documenting how Russian, Chinese, and Iranian state media, covert influence operations, and AI-generated content farms amplified genuine local opposition to U.S. data center construction between January and June 2026. The findings were featured in The New York Times. Alethea is a commercial firm publishing its own research; the report is free to read.
Why I recommend it: Two things are true at once here: local opposition to data centers is real, and foreign actors are amplifying it. Useful reading for anyone working in policy, infrastructure, or community advocacy — and a case study in how AI-generated content scales a narrative.
