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The Media Copilot · Aug 4, 2026

The scalpel beats the hammer on AI slop

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Pete Pachal · The Media Copilot

The scalpel beats the hammer on AI slop

YouTube and Substack chose different tools for the same problem. Plus a Reddit ruling against Perplexity, mandatory EU AI labels, and Google's Top Stories move.

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YouTube and Substack both made moves against AI slop in the last couple of weeks, and this week's column argues one approach is going to hold up a lot better than the other.

Also in this issue, a loaded Chatbox: a federal judge keeps Reddit's lawsuit against Perplexity alive, the EU makes AI content labels mandatory, and Google quietly rewires how its To…

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