Quoting Neurotica

Simon Willison's Blog / 3/24/2026

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Key Points

  • The post shares a quoted critique that “slop” generated by AI takes more effort to consume than it did to produce, wasting recipients’ time.
  • It argues that sending raw outputs from systems like Gemini is not genuine creativity but a form of disrespect toward others’ time and attention.
  • The quote frames responsible AI usage as requiring curation, transformation, and human effort to add value rather than dumping unprocessed model text.
  • The blog categorization and tags emphasize AI ethics concerns around quality, utility, and user experience when using generative AI/LLMs.
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23rd March 2026

slop is something that takes more human effort to consume than it took to produce. When my coworker sends me raw Gemini output he’s not expressing his freedom to create, he’s disrespecting the value of my time

Neurotica, @schwarzgerat.bsky.social

Posted 23rd March 2026 at 11:31 pm

This is a quotation collected by Simon Willison, posted on 23rd March 2026.

ai 1927 generative-ai 1709 llms 1675 slop 36 ai-ethics 282

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