AI INTELLIGENCE | Weekly Top 10 (10/2/25)

Meta debuts the AI video feed “Vibes”
AI-generated short clips (animations, surreal visuals) populate a new feed you can remix—with critics already mocking it as “AI slop.”

OpenAI unveils Sora, its AI video app
Users can generate 10-second clips from copyrighted content unless creators opt out. A “cameo” feature lets users insert avatars.

Meta to incorporate AI chat inputs into ad targeting
Starting December 16, conversational data (except sensitive topics) will feed personalization and ad delivery across Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger.

Disney pushes back against Character.AI over IP use
Using bots that impersonate Disney characters triggered legal threats, as the company intensifies enforcement of its creative assets.

Yahoo CEO warns AI may threaten publishing’s survival
Jim Lanzone argues that AI scraping and repackaging content without traffic back to publishers undermines the business model of journalism.

OpenAI/Meta jockey to own the AI-inflected social experience
Both are pushing video-first AI content, with Meta embedding AI creativity into Instagram/Facebook and OpenAI trying direct reach via Sora.

“AI slop” backlash grows louder
Industry and user critiques mount around the proliferation of low-value, choppy AI-generated media—especially on social platforms.

Regulation by default looms over generative media
As major studios balk at algorithmic reuse of creative content, legal pressure intensifies around generative AI’s copyright boundaries.

Consumer AI experiences shift from chat to visuals
The trend this week underscores that AI’s consumer pivot is less about text and more about immersive, remixable visual content.

Ad tech & attention rewire around new generative inputs
Platforms are rethinking monetization: ads informed by AI interactions and AI-native creatives could shift how media is bought, sold, and consumed.