how to make money from fake AI videos

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4.7 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Have you seen Shrimp Jesus? What about the Hollywood sign burning? It probably feels random, but it’s not. There are real people behind AI Slop, and there’s real money to be made. Dexter talks to Jason Koebler from 404 Media who’s been tracking AI slop since its beginnings, and they compare notes to try to figure out where the money is coming from.

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Read + watch:

Jason’s article, Facebook's Shrimp Jesus, Explained

Dexter’s article, Inside the Economy of AI Spammers Getting Rich By Exploiting Disasters and Misery

Dexter’s video: people made money doing this. (so did Instagram)

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