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# AI's dark side: junk websites drain ad budgets.
- URL: https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/ais-dark-side-junk-websites-drain-ad-budgets/
- Published: 2023-12-12T02:55:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-27T05:35:52.000Z
- Description: AI-generated junk websites are siphoning off online ad money from major brands, leading to billions wasted annually. As AI advances, this worrying trend is set to escalate.
- Author: Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP
- Tags: News, #seo-post-1

[AI](https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/ai-keynote-speaker/)\-generated junk websites are siphoning off online ad money from major brands, leading to billions wasted annually. As AI advances, this worrying trend is set to escalate.

Read the full article on [MIT Technology Review](https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/06/27/1075545/next-gen-content-farms-ai-generated-text-ads/?ref=thedigitalspeaker.com).

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