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Everything filed under taste taste Everything filed under AI slop AI slop Everything filed under LLMs LLMs Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under creativity creativity Everything filed under AI writing AI writing Everything filed under social media social media Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: People's desperate need to manipulate their own image, and their acceptance of being human-machine hybrids in the AI era, is reflected in current ugly, artificial-feeling consumer aesthetics. People's desperate need to manipulatetheir own image, and their acceptance ofbeing human-machine hybrids in the AI era,is reflected in current ugly,artificial-feeling consumer aesthetics. Last stated a year ago 20 Aug 2025 KC Kyle Chayka — holds since 2025-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: The term 'AI' has lost its technical meaning due to its broad and imprecise application by technocrats. — tap to centre the map on it The term 'AI' has lost its technicalmeaning due to its broad andimprecise application bytechnocrats. Last stated a year ago 30 May 2025 MB Mandy Brown — holds since 2025-05-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Contemporary consumer products no longer claim purity or naturalness; they present themselves openly as artificial mixtures. — tap to centre the map on it Contemporary consumer products nolonger claim purity or naturalness;they present themselves openly asartificial mixtures. Last stated a year ago 20 Aug 2025 KC Kyle Chayka — holds since 2025-08-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Today's tech leaders envision a fully automated neo-feudalism rather than an egalitarian automated future. — tap to centre the map on it Today's tech leaders envision afully automated neo-feudalism ratherthan an egalitarian automatedfuture. Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jul 2026 CS Charles Stross — holds since 2026-07-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Generative AI art has no place in Poker Face; human artists should do that work. — tap to centre the map on it Generative AI art has no place inPoker Face; human artists should dothat work. Last stated a year ago 18 May 2025 RJ Rian Johnson — holds since 2025-05-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI marketed as a pure augmenting 'tool' will end up automating jobs anyway, since firms control how it's used. — tap to centre the map on it AI marketed as a pure augmenting'tool' will end up automating jobsanyway, since firms control how it'sused. Last stated 6 months ago 13 May 2026 JS Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Trusting people to label their own AI-generated content will not work. — tap to centre the map on it Trusting people to label their ownAI-generated content will not work. Last stated 3 years ago 18 Aug 2023 AC Alistair Croll — holds since 2023-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: The 'machine god' metaphor for AI is unhelpful and limits thinking about the technology. — tap to centre the map on it The 'machine god' metaphor for AI isunhelpful and limits thinking aboutthe technology. Last stated a month ago 22 Sept 2026 BD Brad DeLong — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Social media has become dominated by low-value AI-generated content. — tap to centre the map on it Social media has become dominated bylow-value AI-generated content. Last stated 3 months ago 12 Aug 2026 AS Anthony Sculimbrene — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Slop is becoming the defining cultural metaphor of the late 2020s. — tap to centre the map on it Slop is becoming the definingcultural metaphor of the late 2020s. Last stated 5 months ago 28 May 2026 KC Kyle Chayka — holds since 2026-05-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: The aesthetic of contemporary AI is tacky and tasteless. — tap to centre the map on it The aesthetic of contemporary AI istacky and tasteless. Last stated 9 months ago 17 Feb 2026 ML Matt LeMay — holds since 2026-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A growing fraction of social media is AI slop influencers being replied to by bots — an echo of an echo of an echo. — tap to centre the map on it A growing fraction of social mediais AI slop influencers being repliedto by bots — an echo of an echo ofan echo. Last stated 2 months ago 23 Aug 2026 FC François Chollet — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A 'tranquil domestic setting' is not a fitting frame for Jane Austen. — tap to centre the map on it A 'tranquil domestic setting' is nota fitting frame for Jane Austen. Last stated 2 years ago 3 Aug 2024 DL Devoney Looser — holds since 2024-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A big part of taste is delivering high levels of craft in an accessible way so that as many people as possible can experience it. — tap to centre the map on it A big part of taste is deliveringhigh levels of craft in anaccessible way so that as manypeople as possible can experienceit. Last stated 7 months ago 21 Apr 2026 BJ Brandon Jacoby — holds since 2026-04-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A book is not bad just because its characters have a bad relationship. — tap to centre the map on it A book is not bad just because itscharacters have a bad relationship. Last stated 3 years ago 13 Aug 2023 SD Seth Dickinson — holds since 2023-08-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A stream of AI-written papers with any error rate at all becomes insufferable, because finding the error costs more than the paper is worth even at ninety-nine percent. — tap to centre the map on it A stream of AI-written papers withany error rate at all becomesinsufferable, because finding theerror costs more than the paper isworth even at ninety-nine percent. Last stated 4 months ago 30 Jun 2026 GS Grant Sanderson — holds since 2026-06-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI makes work feel finished very fast, too often prematurely. — tap to centre the map on it AI makes work feel finished veryfast, too often prematurely. Last stated 2 months ago 10 Sept 2026 KD Katie Dill — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-generated junk papers risk overwhelming the hep-th physics field with worthless content. — tap to centre the map on it AI-generated junk papers riskoverwhelming the hep-th physicsfield with worthless content. Last stated 4 months ago 15 Jul 2026 PW Peter Woit — holds since 2026-07-15 — tap for who they are
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At the centre People's desperate need to manipulate their own image, and their acceptance of being human-machine hybrids in the AI era, is reflected in current ugly, artificial-feeling consumer aesthetics. Last stated 20 Aug 2025 · a year ago Holds Kyle Chayka Read this korrent →