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In defense of slop

People have had it with the AI slop. I have been hearing the frustration for months. But the root cause is misunderstood. It’s not low effort; it’s low bandwidth.

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Alan Johnson AI, Career, Management, Society, Work Leave a comment September 30, 2026 4 Minutes

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