Slop existed before AI: a reminder as fears of AI slop mount
TejasKumar_ · x · 2026-09-09
The author shares a screenshot of pre-AI-era low-quality content, pointing out that "slop existed before AI" — a counterpoint to the panic over generative AI flooding the information environment with low-quality content.
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