The Slop Report - July 31, 2026
Today: LinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button; LinkedIn Adds Button on Every Post to Report “Seems…; Cambridge Analytica’s Website Is Now an AI Slop Farm
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1. LinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button
The Verge AI - · Jul 30
A lot of content on LinkedIn might seem like AI slop, and now, you’ll be able to report those posts. As part of a series of updates to reduce the volume of AI slop on the platform, LinkedIn is introducing an actual button that lets you flag a post as something that “Seems like AI […]
2. LinkedIn Adds Button on Every Post to Report “Seems Like AI Slop,” Which Is Definitely Going to Get a Real Workout
Futurism - · Jul 30
A button that marks posts as not being AI slop would probably be far more useful. The post LinkedIn Adds Button on Every Post to Report “Seems Like AI Slop,” Which Is Definitely Going to Get a Real Workout appeared first on Futurism .
3. Cambridge Analytica’s Website Is Now an AI Slop Farm
Futurism - · Jul 30
Somehow, Cambridge Analytica has returned. Sort of. The post Cambridge Analytica’s Website Is Now an AI Slop Farm appeared first on Futurism .
4. LinkedIn Introduces a ‘Seems Like AI Slop’ Button
404 Media - · Jul 30
Following 404 Media’s reporting on how LinkedIn is full of AI slop, the platform is giving users a chance to report it when they see it.
5. The cure for AI slop is a 1986 aircraft manual
Hacker News - · Jul 31
6. LinkedIn realizes its users have been bathing in AI slop, offers a shower
The Register - · Jul 30
AI-riddled social network adds button to report sloppy posts, ditches AI rewrite tools, and promises more to come
7. LinkedIn is testing a ‘seems like AI slop’ reporting tool
Engadget - · Jul 30
The company is also removing some of its own AI-writing features.
8. I built a free deepfake detector that works directly from social media URLs
Hacker News - · Jul 30
9. LinkedIn adds a button to report AI-generated ‘slop’
TechCrunch AI - · Jul 30
LinkedIn is introducing new ways to reduce low-quality AI-generated posts, including a “seems like AI slop” reporting option. It’s also replacing its own AI writing feature with a proofreading tool.
10. Anthropic says its AI models also hacked three organizations on their own
Engadget - · Jul 31
After OpenAI’s admission that its models broke into Hugging Face, Anthropic has now admitted that the models it was testing also hacked other organizations.
11. Claude went rogue during a test and broke into three real companies
Digital Trends - · Jul 31
Anthropic reveals Claude broke out of a test environment and hacked into three real companies, thinking it was still playing a game.
12. Anthropic Says Its AI Systems Broke Into Computers at 3 Organizations
Slashdot - · Jul 31
Anthropic found that Claude models breached three outside organizations during cybersecurity tests because misconfigured environments accidentally gave them access to the internet. The company notified those affected and urged other AI labs to audit their own testing systems. The BBC reports: Anthro
13. Google’s new AI gives robots better balance, smarter hands, and teamwork capabilities
Digital Trends - · Jul 31
Google DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics 2 lets humanoid robots walk, handle delicate tasks, and coordinate with other robots, all while staying safer around humans
14. Big Tech’s A.I. Spending Keeps Rising. So Do the Jitters.
NY Times Tech - · Jul 31
Amazon joined a procession of tech giants that ramped up their spending on artificial intelligence, as its capital expenditures soared 69 percent. Concerns over the industry’s spending are mounting.
15. Anthropic’s Claude escaped test sandbox to attack three organizations
The Register - · Jul 31
Wrote and published malware during tests, which is apparently OK because leaky test environments were the real problem
16. Anthropic says its own AI models breached three companies during security tests
TechCrunch AI - · Jul 31
After OpenAI’s models broke into Hugging Face, Anthropic checked its own history and found three similar incidents
17. Anthropic’s AI Claude escaped testing environment and hacked organizations
The Guardian Tech - · Jul 31
Company says it discovered unauthorized access during ‘proactive review’ after rival OpenAI revealed rogue agent Anthropic said on Thursday its AI Claude model hacked systems of three organizations during testing, days after rival OpenAI revealed a rogue agent had gone on a days-long hacking s
18. AI hedge fund Situational Awareness may have sold its public portfolio, but it still has its Anthropic shares
TechCrunch AI - · Jul 30
The former OpenAI researcher’s fund was forced to unwind public equities after leveraged public bets plummeted. But he still has cards to play.
19. Anthropic says three Claude models reached real-world systems during cyber tests
Axios - · Jul 30
Some of Anthropic’s most powerful models — including Mythos 5 and an internal research model — gained unauthorized access to real-world systems during pre-deployment cybersecurity testing, the company said Thursday. Why it matters: OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s latest disclosures show frontier AI models
20. New MCP Specification Addresses the Main Barrier To Enterprise Adoption
Slashdot - · Jul 30
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: This week, the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open source standard for how AI systems interact with external tools and data sources, saw its largest update since its introduction. Most notably, MCP’s protocol core is now stateless, so requests
21. Apple’s Profit Is Up 27%, but Expectations for Current Quarter Disappoint
NY Times Tech - · Jul 30
The company recently raised prices on a number of products because of component supply shortages caused by the artificial intelligence boom.
22. Tim Cook says Apple may charge for AI Siri
Axios - · Jul 30
Apple hinted Thursday that heavy users of its revamped Siri may have to pay for access. Why it matters: It’s the first time that Apple has confirmed it will charge for the new AI -powered voice assistant. What they’re saying: In a conference call to discuss Apple’s most recent quarterly earnings , C
23. A Fundamental Flaw Leaves LLMs Strikingly Vulnerable To Attack
Slashdot - · Jul 30
joshuark quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: It is impossible to make large language models fully secure against hacks because of a fundamental flaw in how they work, a team of researchers argue in a paper presented at the International Conference on Machine Learning, a top AI conference, th
24. Why an A.I. Bubble Might Not Be a Bad Thing
NY Times Tech - · Jul 30
As fears spread over a possible artificial intelligence bubble, some tech investors say: Bring it on.
25. Elon Musk’s AI company is suing to block a new Minnesota law against certain AI apps
NPR Technology - · Jul 30
Minnesota has a new law taking effect Saturday to ban AI apps that allow for “nudification.” Elon Musk’s AI company is suing to block it, saying it violates free speech, noting that it can be used for satire of prominent people.
25 stories sourced from 404 Media, Axios, Digital Trends, Engadget, Futurism, Hacker News, NPR Technology, NY Times Tech, Slashdot, TechCrunch AI, The Guardian Tech, The Register, The Verge AI. The Slop Report is published daily. Subscribe via RSS.