Andy Matuschak removes email from homepage over flood of AI-generated slop cold emails
dreamwieber · x · 2026-10-04
Andy Matuschak says he replaced his homepage email address after being flooded with AI-generated "personalized" cold emails, likely produced by agents tasked to mass-mail 100 relevant people per project. He wonders whether this will change email volume.
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