Author Tangjia Sanshao Criticizes Rapid 'AI Slop' and Content Laundering in Web Literature
Prominent Chinese web novelist Tangjia Sanshao published an article criticizing the surge of low-quality 'AI slop' and automated content laundering in the web literature industry. He urged authorities and digital publishing platforms to mandate clear labeling for all AI-generated text. The rapid generation of AI text creates severe pressure on human authors and risks polluting digital ecosystems with low-value, repetitive material. His remarks reflect growing industry calls for stricter regulatory oversight and copyright protections against generative AI misuse in publishing. Modern AI content laundering deconstructs popular novel frameworks and uses AI to rewrite the content, generating up to 5 million words in just 48 hours. This practice has overwhelmed digital platforms, leaving human authors writing up to 10,000 words a day struggling to compete.
## BACKGROUND
The term 'AI slop' refers to low-quality, high-volume digital content produced indiscriminately by generative AI to exploit attention economies or monetization models. In digital literature, content laundering involves rephrasing existing creative works with AI to produce pseudo-original texts that bypass basic plagiarism filters.