rauchg warns AI slop is devaluing reading, citing a viral 'perf' PR that AI itself debunked
vykthur · x · 2026-09-27
Vercel founder rauchg warns that 'slop grenades' go beyond code and PRs: a flood of low-quality, unverified AI prose risks making reading itself entirely discounted.
He cites a viral 'perf improvement' PR attributed to a compiler change, where the AI-written description itself admits the win came from changed algorithms and data structures instead. He wants AI serving understanding, human cognition and creativity — not generating content nobody reads.
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