The bizarre rise of ‘grandmaslop’ — grandparents are filling family albums with AI images, and their kids hate it
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AI Platforms & Assistants The bizarre rise of ‘grandmaslop’ — grandparents are filling family albums with AI images, and their kids hate it Opinion By Graham Barlow Published 22 September 2026 AI slop has found a new way to seep into our lives, and it’s from an unexpected source When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Google / DexonDee) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter One of the unexpected consequences of freely available AI tools like Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT has been the rise of what’s quickly becoming known as ‘grandmaslop’.
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