'Meatwashing': manually rewriting AI output to hide its origin, and why it's a double waste
JeremyNguyenPhD · x · 2026-11-02
TinkeredThinker coins 'Meatwashing' (verb): manually rewriting AI output so its true origin is undetectable (synonyms: Bloodwashing, Mugglemogging, Geining). Jeremy Nguyen adds that it's a double waste of human effort — rewriting AI to hide its origin instead of solving real problems, and making humans read low-value slop in the first place. 'Both are true.'
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