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The Defeat of Spencer Pratt Is a Defeat of AI Slop

Scher, Bill · Washington Monthly · 9 June 2026

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A political example of AI-generated advertising failing to earn belief. The chapter uses it to separate cheap visibility from the harder business of trust.

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Scher, Bill. 'The Defeat of Spencer Pratt Is a Defeat of AI Slop.' Washington Monthly, 9 June 2026.