Karpathy defines slop as "regretted attention"; idea: weekly self-labeling to train a personal AI filter
kellerjordan0 · x · 2026-11-02
Quoting Karpathy's framing that slop is "regretted attention," kellerjordan0 proposes a browser extension that asks you every Sunday to classify a random sample of the week's content as regrettable or worthwhile, then refines an AI filter so you see less regrettable content next week — turning a vague concept into a measurable, personalized signal.
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