AI Slop FM lets listeners judge music without names

A new internet radio station is asking listeners to judge music without knowing whether it was created by humans or artificial intelligence.

AI Slop FM plays tracks anonymously before listeners are invited to rank what they hear, describe how the music makes them feel and leave written feedback.

The station has been created by Mike Chaffin, who runs the project single-handedly from Ammanford in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

Unlike conventional music radio, listeners are not told the artist’s name or whether artificial intelligence was involved in creating the track, allowing each piece of music to be judged without that information influencing their opinion.

Tracks receive a ranking from S to E, alongside emotional tags and written comments, with the highest scoring songs appearing in a weekly chart called the Slop 40.

Creators can submit music without charge by providing a Suno or Udio link, or uploading an audio file directly. Feedback is passed anonymously to the people behind the tracks.

The station also includes a community chat area called the Lounge, while listener levels reset each week. Creator-hosted programmes are planned for the future, with the service currently operating in beta.

Mike also fronts Welsh symphonic metal band The Church of the Ignorati, although he describes himself as a lyricist rather than a musician.

Explaining his thinking behind the project, Mike said: “I like dislike. Art isn’t what you like, without things that you equally dislike.”

He added: “A negative reaction in me could likely be a very positive one in someone else.”

The station describes slop as a genre rather than an insult, with the intention of allowing listeners to decide which tracks deserve recognition, regardless of how they were produced.

AI Slop FM is available online at website.