Slopocalypse (slop + apocalypse)
“Slopocalypse” is a portmanteau of the words “slop” and “apocalypse,” and refers to a high volume of AI slop content. Wiktionary defines “slopocalypse” as “A point where AI generated content becomes overwhelming, breaking safety standards and suffocating human produced content,” and states, “Coined by American cognitive scientist and psychologist Gary Marcus in 2025.”
“Let the SLOPocalypse commence” was posted on X/Twitterby JustEliA on February 20, 2020. “Tom Fulks: The Four Horsemen of the ‘SLOpocalypse’ — have they no shame? https://trib.al/p3whhiE” was posted on X/Twitter by The Tribune on December 19, 2020, but this refers to San Luis Obispo (SLO), California.
“can’t wait for the impending AI advertisement slopocalypse” was posted on X/Twitter by yaoi gagarin on February 15, 2024. “The slopocalypse” was posted on Mastodon by Julius Welby on May 24, 2024. “‘slop’ was a really good recent memetic coinage. we really needed it. kudos and props to wherever that came from. here in the age of slop. the slopocalypse” was posted on X/Twitter by QC on September 13, 2024. “The news was AI-generated and came from a website in Pakistan. The AI-slopocalypse in real time” was posted on X/Twitter by Irusan on November 2, 2024. “Sloptimism, slopulence, sloptocracy, slopportunism, sloptionality, slopaganda, slopocalypse, sloptimization, sloponomics, slopulism, sloptics, slopium….what am I missing?” was posted on X/Twitter by Daniel Keller on Novembe 24, 2024.
“Slopocalypse Now” by Gary Marcus was posted on Marcus on AI on August 4, 2025, but it did not coin the term.
Wikipedia: AI slop
AI slop, also known as slop content or simply slop, is digital content made with generative artificial intelligence that is perceived as lacking in effort, quality, or meaning, and produced in high volume as clickbait to gain advantage in the attention economy, or earn money. It is a form of synthetic media usually linked to the monetization in the creator economy of social media and online advertising. Coined in the 2020s, the term has a pejorative connotation similar to spam. “Slop” was selected as the 2025 Word of the Year by both Merriam-Webster and the American Dialect Society.
Wiktionary: slopocalypse
Etymology
From slop + -pocalypse. Coined by American cognitive scientist and psychologist Gary Marcus in 2025.
Noun
slopocalypse (plural slopocalypses)
1. (artificial intelligence, informal, neologism) A point where AI generated content becomes overwhelming, breaking safety standards and suffocating human produced content
X/Twitter
JustEliA
@Elijaharizmend1
Let the SLOPocalypse commence
10:44 PM · Feb 20, 2020
X/Twitter
The Tribune
@SLOTribune
Tom Fulks: The Four Horsemen of the ‘SLOpocalypse’ — have they no shame? https://trib.al/p3whhiE
10:24 AM · Dec 19, 2020
X/Twitter
emily freeman
@editingemily
We’ve entered the stage of slopocalypse* in which people ask NextDoor for medical advice.
*The slow apocalypse due to pestilence and self-inflicted environmental decay.
4:00 PM · Jan 12, 2022
X/Twitter
Etch El Jay
@HungerlordIII
The slopocalypse is upon us
@TrillBroDude
12:09 PM · Feb 9, 2023
X/Twitter
Danyel Fisher
@FisherDanyel
The “SLOPocalypse” was pretty good. And my first ever bugfix at Microsoft was “Crashing on Root (66)”
3:09 AM · May 2, 2023
X/Twitter
yaoi gagarin
@vehiclefan53
can’t wait for the impending AI advertisement slopocalypse
3:49 PM · Feb 15, 2024
Mastodon
Julius Welby
@jwelby@treehouse.systems
May 24, 2024 *
@chockenberry @JoeUchill The slopocalypse.
X/Twitter
QC
@QiaochuYuan
“slop” was a really good recent memetic coinage. we really needed it. kudos and props to wherever that came from. here in the age of slop. the slopocalypse https://x.com/moonandmouth/s/moonandmouth/status/1834609322623406248
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6:00 PM · Sep 13, 2024
Bluesky
Steven Flow
@windblow.org
Welcome to the Slopocalypse
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8:03 AM · Oct 1, 2024
X/Twitter
Irusan
@turbarius
The news was AI-generated and came from a website in Pakistan. The AI-slopocalypse in real time.
9:37 AM · Nov 2, 2024
Bluesky
jt
@helloiamjt.bsky.social
inspiring that even when staring down the gen AI slopocalypse, animators have been putting out such incredible work this year.
8:12 PM · Nov 17, 2024
X/Twitter
Daniel Keller
@dnlklr
Sloptimism, slopulence, sloptocracy, slopportunism, sloptionality, slopaganda, slopocalypse, sloptimization, sloponomics, slopulism, sloptics, slopium….what am I missing?
10:49 PM · Nov 24, 2024
Bluesky
big worm
@maractusstan.bsky.social
That or it may just be a clear indicator that the AI slop apocalypse (slopocalypse) is already here
1:07 AM · Dec 18, 2024
Marcus on AI
Slopocalypse Now
The Horror
Gary Marcus
Aug 04, 2025
(...)
My efforts to enshrine Doctorow’s term (enshittification) in AI context haven’t thus far been entirely successful, but a slightly more polite term does seem to be gaining traction, AI slop.
X/Twitter
Ur bags are poo
@FrauShitcoinz
one more day to grab “5:43 pm” from the slop apocalypse ai series. have you joined the slopocalypse yet? 🔥 c’mon ya laggard
2:33 PM · Oct 6, 2025