There's AI slop and anti-AI slop [LWN.net]

There's AI slop and anti-AI slop

Posted May 30, 2026 21:34 UTC (Sat) by rbranco (subscriber, #129813)
In reply to: There's AI slop and anti-AI slop by dskoll
Parent article: Nesbitt: Protestware for coding agents

> Ah yes, the tech bro "it's inevitable, so suck it up" viewpoint. Where have we heard this before?

You're taking me out of context and the "tech bro" term is boring, as is everything adjacent to critical theory.

> Your book preferences are interesting, but do not address the fact that human authors are losing their livelihoods to AI slop "authors".

I honestly find this hard to believe without some evidence to back it up. Blame it on the book preferences of those buying slop books.

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Posted May 30, 2026 22:35 UTC (Sat) by dskoll (subscriber, #1630) [Link]

human authors are losing their livelihoods to AI slop "authors".

I honestly find this hard to believe without some evidence to back it up.