Michael Levin Fires Back at AI Slop Debate With a "Calculator Slop" Analogy
debreuil · x · 2026-11-03
Developmental biologist Michael Levin poked fun at today's "slop" criticism of AI-generated content: his father used to complain about "calculator slop" back in the day, much like the debate over "whether students should use calculators in math class." He jokingly said he welcomes criticism of Excel slop, dictionary slop, glasses slop, spell-check slop, and bicycle slop—the same argument arises every time a new tool appears. A replier added: one person's slop is another person's entirely new cognitive layer.
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