Instagram boss admits AI slop has won, but where does that leave creatives?

[Paco Dennis]

A couple weeks ago I commented to Miss that soon I won't be able to tell the difference between AI generated pics, or movie type action stuff. Now the Instagram CEO is saying the same thing!!!

AI slop was all over social media in 2025, and Meta's head of Instagram Adam Mosseri has finally recognised something that was pretty apparent. Authenticity is going to be an issue in 2026.

A lot of AI-generated content still has glitchy artifacts and that glossy, almost plastic sheen that gives it away. But it will get harder to distinguish as AI models become better at replicating less hyper-real styles.


While Adam says Meta's still trying to improve its identification of AI-generated media, he seems keen to pass the buck. AI content is becoming so ubiquitous that it will be more practical to signpost real media, he now reckons. And in the meantime, its up to creatives to prove they're not fake.

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[MarciKS]

Maybe they need to make it a requirement that before they can finish their AI creations they are forced to identify it as AI generated or AI modified before they can actually finish the project and put it out there for the world to see.

 

[oscash]

I'm not up to date with all this modern technology. If an orchestra was to play music for a big blockbuster movie, why can't they use the proper musicians.? This is their livelihood and have spent many years to get to this time in their life. Why should AI
come along and do all the music electronically, and do away with humans? It's just not fair. These poor people are out of a job.

 

[Jules]

Maybe they need to make it a requirement that before they can finish their AI creations they are forced to identify it as AI generated or AI modified before they can actually finish the project and put it out there for the world to see.

The barn door was left open and it no use closing it now.

 

[Rich]

I'm not up to date with all this modern technology. If an orchestra was to play music for a big blockbuster movie, why can't they use the proper musicians.? This is their livelihood and have spent many years to get to this time in their life. Why should AI
come along and do all the music electronically, and do away with humans? It's just not fair. These poor people are out of a job.

It’s a tricky topic to address without hitting some political tripwire, but the dynamic is pretty clear: certain organizations see AI as an irresistible bargain. Why pay for an entire orchestra when you can hand a single person an AI system and call it innovation? The equation is simple, more automation means fewer salaries, and fewer salaries mean higher profits. That motive is doing most of the heavy lifting in the current AI boom. And to be absolutely clear, that’s not an endorsement on my part. I’m genuinely worried that the future being engineered in boardrooms right now won’t be particularly kind to the average person.

 

[Tommy]

If an orchestra was to play music for a big blockbuster movie, why can't they use the proper musicians.? This is their livelihood and have spent many years to get to this time in their life. Why should AI come along and do all the music electronically, and do away with humans? It's just not fair. These poor people are out of a job.

The Moog Synthesizer hit the market in 1965 ... anyone remember the album "Switched On Bach"? Studio musicians have been losing jobs to electronic synthesizers even since.