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title: AI "Slop"
date: "2024-05-09T16:03:02Z"
emoji: "\U0001F4A9"
publishDate: "2024-05-08"
bookmarkOf: https://simonwillison.net/2024/May/8/slop/
references:
bookmark:
url: https://simonwillison.net/2024/May/8/slop/
type: entry
name: Slop is the new name for unwanted AI-generated content
summary: 'I saw this tweet yesterday from @deepfates, and I am very on board with
this: Watching in real time as “slop” becomes a term of art. the way that “spam”
…'
summary: I will be using this word from here on! Unreviewed AI-generated drivel is
now “slop”.
tags:
- AI
- words
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I will be using this word from here on! Unreviewed AI-generated drivel is now “slop”.
### Highlights
> the way that “spam” became the term for unwanted emails, “slop” is going in the dictionary as the term for unwanted AI generated content
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> sharing unreviewed content that has been artificially generated with other people [is _rude_](https://simonwillison.net/2023/Aug/27/wordcamp-llms/#personal-ai-ethics).
I can absolutely get behind this. Its rude when you impose your world on other people without at least some consideration, and auto-generated _slop_ fits that definition perfectly.