Shopify CEO's "slop grenades": 52.7% of workers admit sending unread AI output
max_gladysh · reddit · 2026-09-23
Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke coined "slop grenades": AI-written emails and code sent unread into colleagues' review queues. A BetterUp Labs/Stanford survey of 962 US desk workers found 52.7% admit sending workslop, 38% received it, and cleanup time hit 3.4 hours/month, up from 2 — more common at companies pushing AI adoption. BotsCrew's fixes: never send what you haven't read, split agent code into stacked PRs, run evaluator+triage skills before work starts, and lock templates for recurring work. Key metric: track reviewer hours alongside AI adoption.
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