The AI reality check: feeds are flooded, agents are costly, buyers are cooling (opens in new tab)

If you build with AI, three stories this week rhyme into one theme: the hype is colliding with the bill. Here's the builder's read on each — and what I'd actually do about it. 1. Most of a new TikTok feed is now AI slop A Kapwing study reported by Tubefilter hand-checked 10,742 videos across 20 categories and found that 59% of what a brand-new TikTok account sees is AI-generated. Kids content was the worst — 57% slop, with the #CartoonKids tag hitting 97% — and TikTok serves roughly 3x more s...