AI slop is already clogging PR review and weakening the credit system behind science
rbhar90 · x · 2026-07-27
The author argues that doomer narratives often distract from concrete, already-happening harms. One example is AI slop flooding PR review, which has pushed a team to restrict reviews to known contributors.
They describe this as a small but tangible injury: students lose chances to get recognized and build careers, and similar harms may be spreading across many contexts.
A reply extends the argument to science more broadly: if AI systems erode the long-standing credit system that underpins discovery, they may damage the motivation structure that has sustained scientific work for centuries.
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