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  "textContent": "AI slop has hit the science creators - it's impossible to go on social media without coming across it. Here's why you can't trust AI science slop, and how to spot it.\n\nThanks to Jordan Harrod for giving me feedback on my script!\n\nMY BOOK 📖 The Science of Beauty: https://labmuffin.com/sob\n\nShop more of my favorite products here: https://shopmy.us/labmuffin\n\nSubscribe for videos every fortnight: http://bit.ly/labmuffinyt\n\n0:00 Intro\n\n3:16 AI chatbots aren’t accurate\n\n5:57 LLMs rely on correlation\n\n8:24 LLMs aren’t designed to be accurate\n\n11:52 Checking outputs is extra hard\n\n13:44 AI slop is an awful “starting point”\n\n16:05 Are AI sloppers checking?\n\n17:45 Spotting AI slop\n\n25:45 “AI brainrot”?\n\n30:15 How to protect your brain\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShusuVq32hc\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdZq3DJSFHE\n\nhttps://jordanharrod.substack.com/p/selling-the-magic-of-ai\n\nhttps://jordanharrod.substack.com/p/on-bullshit-hallucinations-and-ai\n\nhttps://www.instagram.com/jordanbharrod/\n\nhttps://www.uts.edu.au/news/2026/03/experts-warn-unstructured-ai-use-in-schools-risks-cognitive-atrophy/contentassets/ai-cognitive-offloading-and-implications-for-education.pdf\n\nhttps://theconversation.com/its-tempting-to-offload-your-thinking-to-ai-cognitive-science-shows-why-thats-a-bad-idea-276766\n\nhttps://matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/the-overlooked-skill-we-all-need\n\nPowered By Chemicals Mugs: https://labmuffin.com/shop/\n\n🙋🏻 I'm Michelle, a chemistry PhD, cosmetic chemist and science educator, here to explain how beauty products work, debunk myths, and help you make smarter decisions about your skincare, hair and makeup!\n\nWebsite https://labmuffin.com\n\nInstagram https://instagram.com/labmuffinbeautyscience\n\nTikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@labmuffinbeautyscience\n\nThreads https://threads.net/labmuffinbeautyscience\n\nShop my favorite products: https://shopmy.us/labmuffin\n\n✨ Want smooth, glowing skin? Grab a copy of my FREE Essential Guide to Exfoliation! https://labmuffin.com/exfol\n\n📺 RELATED POSTS AND VIDEOS\n\nFree exfoliation guide https://labmuffin.com/exfol\n\nTikTok expert advice https://youtu.be/0bRpljNL7ro\n\nProducts I refuse to use as a chemist https://youtu.be/Lb8DkTzFyYI\n\nThe worst TikTok haircare advice https://youtu.be/NErfR6OW7m8\n\nDebunking Huberman's dodgy skincare science https://youtu.be/r0xINIwcF0w\n\nSpray sunscreens are worse than we thought https://youtu.be/vL9ybUpAdu0\n\nDebunking the heat protectant test almost broke me https://youtu.be/ZYCMXY_MUIQ\n\nThe science of red light masks https://youtu.be/eu14g7JFd4o\n\nHow to fix your itchy scalp https://youtu.be/ZBSAXC6DsK0\n\n🧴 SKINCARE GUIDE 🧴 Find out more: https://labmuffin.com/skin",
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