> People are very hesitant to read something recent because it may very well be AI slop.

I cannot imagine this is an actual trend that's preventing people from reading, so please bring a couple citations.

Reading has been on the decline for more than a decade, far beyond when AI was invented. I'll go with the 2008 Steve Jobs quote:

> In January 2008, Steve Jobs famously claimed that "people don’t read anymore," specifically asserting that 40 percent of Americans read one book or less the previous year.