Many people are aware of how much society uses our technology to visit our apps for social media, whether it is on a tablet, I-pad, or phone But it appears that there is a new emerging face – the free use of AI, and some say it is the new face of the internet and social media now. Is it a friend, or foe?
Even though there are positives to social media and AI, it still depends on how effectively the person uses them, whether for work or education. It can still be argued that the use of certain social media features through AI has influenced users negatively, but not in the way one might think.
It has been said from many sources online, including one called digiday that “Artificial Intelligence has become a standard part of many creators’ toolboxes in 2025.” Digiday also took the liberty of making a data chart to prove that over 80 percent of creators have used AI in some part of their workflow. But more specifically, around 44.2 percent of people use AI in parts of their own daily processes, 38.7 percent use it just during their workflow, while 8.9 percent of people never even used AI in their lives at all, and finally, 8.2 percent have used AI for a bit, but stopped for whatever reason for themselves.
Recently, one of the main concerns is that social media is the most relevant way for the public to get their news, especially when it comes to finding it more easily on other social platforms. Another recent study from Artsmart shows that in 2024, approximately 5.4 billion people, or about 64 percent of the world’s population, accessed their devices specifically for social media. They also pointed out how “71 percent of social media images are now AI-generated, transforming visual content creation.”
One argument they do point out is that more than half of global marketers think that required labels for AI-generated content would actually lead to more positive feedback on social media performance. What was ultimately agreed upon on their website was that integrating AI into social media is now not only revolutionizing media engagement and digital interactions, but also marketing strategies.
However, according to the website sqmagazine, LinkedIn shows that over 50 percent of long-form posts are likely created by AI, meaning that slightly over half of people’s professional posts are edited with AI to make them a little more appealing for getting a job. However, little would the person know that once they are hired by the interviewer, they would be in a poor position and likely get fired for using AI to lie about their previous professions. Not only that, but it was stated that “An estimated 70 percent of social media images may involve AI tools like Midjourney or DALL·E, reflecting their growing role in content creation across platforms.”
Therefore, the growing issue that raises people’s attentions with AI the most is “What can be trusted?” Clearly, going online to look on social media for any news updates in general cannot be trusted since it will not give you accurate news.
When visiting nypost, the site says how three-quarters of Americans are starting to trust the internet less nowadays than they used to. Usually, the culprits were found to be social media, news articles, and chatbots that give the most tampered-with news. Rebecca Hahn, a “Chief of Communications Officer of Tools for Humanity”, had spoken out and agreed, “The internet has become a house of mirrors where 78 percent of Americans can no longer distinguish real from artificial”, confirming the percentage that believe it’s worse and harder to identify what is real and artificial. More specifically, as far as identifying what is real and what is fake, only “31 percent are confident in their ability to differentiate if a review was written by AI or an actual human being.”
At this point, anyone clicking on the AI “slop” videos, even if they’re just entertaining, shouldn’t be encouraged. According to a study from “The Guardian“, they have estimated that “AI slop channels have amassed more than 63bn views and 221 million subscribers, generating about $117 million in revenue each year.”
Nowadays, if someone prefers to get their news from social media and risks the realness and authenticity of it, they can do so and get funny “AI slop” to keep themselves occupied. But it’s going to take a lot of people to calm this storm, stop the money people are making with AI for insanity, and get their news from valid, credible sources.
