{"slug": "notes-on-the-third-era-of-slop", "title": "Notes on the third era of slop", "summary": "Platformer reports that some platforms are turning against AI-generated content while others embrace it, highlighting a divide in the tech industry's approach to AI slop. The article features Granola CEO Chris Pedregal discussing invisible AI bots and the coming fight over who sees your transcripts, and notes OpenAI's cyberattack against Hugging Face, with lawmakers taking interest.", "body_md": "[AI](https://www.platformer.news/tag/ai/)\n\n# Notes on the third era of slop\n\nSome platforms are turning against AI-generated content. Others are embracing it. What gives?\n\nSome platforms are turning against AI-generated content. Others are embracing it. What gives?\n\nGranola CEO Chris Pedregal on invisible AI bots, the coming fight over who sees your transcripts, and why he turns down the companies that ask for them\n\nIn the wake of OpenAI’s cyberattack against Hugging Face, few seem ready to acknowledge the implications\n\nAs more details emerge about OpenAI's cyberattack against Hugging Face, lawmakers are taking an interest. PLUS: Meta's cynical new ad + \"pervert glasses\" damage control\n\nGlaze's Thomas Paul Mann on disposable software, the SaaS apocalypse, and why half the software you use in a few years will be something you made. PLUS: OpenAI's rogue model, and the distillation debate", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/notes-on-the-third-era-of-slop", "canonical_source": "https://www.platformer.news/slop-restrictions-linkedin-substack-snap/", "published_at": "2026-08-04 00:25:11+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-04 00:53:56.609713+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-policy", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Platformer", "Granola", "Chris Pedregal", "OpenAI", "Hugging Face", "Meta"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/notes-on-the-third-era-of-slop", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/notes-on-the-third-era-of-slop.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/notes-on-the-third-era-of-slop.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/notes-on-the-third-era-of-slop.jsonld"}}