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It doesn’t just feel like the internet is full of low-quality, inaccurate, potentially dangerous AI slop, it actually is full of it.

However, it’s not always obvious to everyone. Pangram points out that it is not always easy to tell what’s been written by humans and what’s been generated by AI. And that increases the risk of false info spreading.

“AI-generated content can be dangerous when it's used to spread misinformation, like hyper-realistic videos of events that didn't happen or social media posts presenting false information as real news.”

A recent Pangram and YouGov poll found that 67% of people who consume online content report seeing AI-generated content they believe is sharing false, misleading, or incorrect information.

A whopping 73% of Gen Z members say they have seen misleading AI content, which is the highest percentage of any generation polled.

Meanwhile, 69% of poll respondents said that they trust AI-generated content less than human-generated content.

The poll also showed that 71% of people see AI-generated content at least a few times a week.

However, 35% of adults said that they do not believe that they can definitively tell the difference between AI and human content.

The social media platforms where users have spotted misleading AI-generated content the most frequently include:

1. Discord (87%)
2. Reddit (84%)
3. LinkedIn (78%)
4. X (76%)
5. Instagram (72%)
6. YouTube (72%)
7. Snapchat (69%)
8. TikTok (68%)
9. Facebook (67%)

“Whether what someone saw was actually AI or not, many people who use the web now know AI is being weaponized for malicious uses, like creating political misinformation or deepfakes. And it's likely there's more misleading content people aren't catching,” Pangram explains.

“This can be especially harmful when AI-generated content is used at school and work, and when people mistake AI-generated content for actual news and opinion articles, political messaging, or health and legal advice.”

Meanwhile, based on recent data, a study by Graphite shows that the number of articles published online that are “primarily AI-generated” is now equal to the number written by humans, both at nearly exactly 50%.

This number appears to have plateaued despite early rapid growth in gen AI content.

Specifically, in Q1 2025, the quantity of AI-generated articles published on the internet stood at 49.56% versus 50.4% human-made content. The percentage of AI-written articles changed to 50.9% in Q4 2025 and then to 49.9% in Q1 2026.

However, if you turn back the clock to November 2022, after ChatGPT was launched, after just 12 months, primarily AI-generated articles accounted for a whopping 35.9% of all articles published.

The ‘AI Dank Memes’ online group is fairly new. It was created just more than a year ago, in February 2025, and since then has been entertaining everyone by gently poking fun at AI and everything AI-related.

The moderators who run the community note that it is a place for “AI-powered dank memes for daily laughs” and urge everyone to post original and fresh content, while avoiding reposts.

What’s more, the mods emphasize how they expect a minimum amount of effort from content creators, meme-makers, and meme-sharers. “Poorly generated, unfunny, or broken memes (e.g., text glitches, irrelevant images) will be removed,” they stress.

Moreover, they ask community members to use the correct flair to help keep all content organized. Specifically, you should use flairs to show which AI tool or theme their memes are all about.

Which of the memes that we’ve featured here resonated with you the most, and why?

What are your thoughts about LLMs and gen AI? What are the biggest pros and cons, in your opinion?

How have you personally seen the internet change after the spread of AI chatbots? How skeptical are you about the future of the AI industry? How do you avoid misinformation online?

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