Andrew Chen: '10x AI slop cannon beats 10x engineer'
andrewchen · x · 2026-09-03
a16z partner Andrew Chen posted a deliberately provocative take: "10x AI slop cannon > 10x engineer. There I said it." The quip suggests that maximizing AI-generated content output may matter more than elite engineering craft — a jab feeding the ongoing AI slop debate in tech circles.
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