David Gilbert, Wired, Gen AI Tools Are Now Being Used to Push ‘Slop Jihad’, 8 Sep 2026. Discussion on generative AI’s utilisation by ‘Islamic State‘ (++) ““The principal concern is the growing volume and diversity of material,” says Adam Hadley, executive director of Tech Against Terrorism, a UN-backed counterterrorism organization that has also written a report about the Slop Jihad trend.”

This article refers to the extensive article from the ISD:

Institute of Strategic Dialogue, Generation ‘Slop Jihad:’ The decentralized ‘media jihad’ gets sloppy, 8 Sep 2026.

“This ISD Investigation outlines the shift toward what we call the ‘Slop Jihad’: low-quality content produced partly or wholly using generative AI. It also provides the first classification of the communities involved. The rise of the Slop Jihad content signals a fundamental transformation in the aesthetics of jihadist propaganda online.”

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