And while AI in various forms has been building up for a few years, 2025 was definitely when it became a thing. It parallels “(AI) slop” being voted word of the year. Which is a fascinating bending of the word, as the sloppiness of AI in writing and particularly images was obvious slop when it first began, but now can be far too convincing in short bursts now. It’s also been broadened to mean “I don’t believe, like, and/or care about this” as a short drive-by comment, even on real things.
Technically they gave it to “The architects of AI”
And also worth knowing Time person of the year isn’t necessarily someone who did something good, just who they deem to have had the biggest impact
Hitler got it once I believe
And while AI in various forms has been building up for a few years, 2025 was definitely when it became a thing. It parallels “(AI) slop” being voted word of the year. Which is a fascinating bending of the word, as the sloppiness of AI in writing and particularly images was obvious slop when it first began, but now can be far too convincing in short bursts now. It’s also been broadened to mean “I don’t believe, like, and/or care about this” as a short drive-by comment, even on real things.