slop tax

The case for an AI slop tax

With 57% of voters believing AI risks outweigh benefits and 74% thinking government isn't doing enough to regulate it, the political moment for AI legislation is ripe. The author argues for a 1% "slop tax" on AI companies to combat the flood of low-quality AI-generated content that threatens human creativity and cultural institutions. The revenue would fund grants for artists, researchers, and cultural institutions—the very groups whose work trained these AI models.