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A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo.

Drawn from what François Chollet said

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    François Chollet 23 Aug 2026

    An increasing fraction of social media consists of slop influencers using AI to make posts and bots replying to them. An echo of an echo of an echo

    @fchollet on Xx.com

First recorded here 23 Aug 2026 · How quotes work

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