Bloomberg reports on a podcast episode examining how generative AI changes the day-to-day work of people in social media. It focuses on creators and social media professionals as AI-generated content becomes more common online, contributing to what the hosts describe as increasingly unfamiliar-looking feeds.
The episode features social media consultant Rachel Karten and journalist Taylor Lorenz, who discuss concerns around admitting preferences for low-quality or “slop” content, and how fast-moving public debate about AI is affecting how audiences and workers interpret online posts. Bloomberg frames the conversation as a primer on the “AI era” for social media, including questions about whether users shift from scrolling through feeds toward interacting with chatbots.
Across the sources provided, the central angle is consistent: AI is affecting both the production of social media content and the social norms around it. One item is presented specifically as an “Odd Lots” Markets podcast, while the other is framed as a broader technology report, but both describe the same discussion and themes.
