AI slop isn’t the model’s fault, the poster says—it’s the prompter
breath_mirror · x · 2026-08-04
The post argues that people should stop blaming “AI slop” on the model itself and instead blame the prompt author who had no taste.
It’s a short cultural take rather than a product or technical update, but it captures a common AI-era attitude: output quality is often more about the operator than the model.
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