# Behind the Blog: Infinite Bowl Machine > Source: > Published: 2026-07-17 16:07:19+00:00 *This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss AI music, slop bowls, and the endless quest for optimization. * **EMANUEL: **We’ve used Behind the Blog a few times at this point to pull the curtain on our story selection process. Usually, we do this when we explain the reasoning behind the decision to write a story we already published, but today I want to talk about a story I didn’t write (yet). For the past few months I’ve been looking at a new and strange type of AI generated nonconsensual image on X. ## This post is for paid members only Become a paid member for unlimited ad-free access to articles, bonus podcast content, and more. [Subscribe](/membership/) ## Sign up for free access to this post Free members get access to posts like this one along with an email round-up of our week's stories. [Subscribe](/signup/) Already have an account?