A new term, ‘slop’, has emerged to describe dubious A.I.-generated material

Re:A new term, ‘slop’, has emerged to describe dubious A.I.-... by wafflemaker on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @11:56AM (#40647846)

Don't think so. It's just democratizing of the internet. It went from elitist, well read and educated bunch to people communicating with pictures. Nothing wrong with that, tho text internet was nice.

At work people often ask me for help with documents or translation. Or I see some friends' conversations. While Polish grammar is pretty difficult, it's not surprising to see messages with orthographic errors in 5 out of six words. You just live in a bubble of people who can read and write well.

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Re:A new term, ‘slop’, has emerged to describe dubious A.I.-... by wizzwizz4 on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @01:39PM (#40649206)

> it's not surprising to see messages with orthographic errors in 5 out of six words

But they're saying something. The characteristic feature of slop is not informality: it's fundamental meaninglessness.

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Re:A new term, ‘slop’, has emerged to describe dubious A.I.-... by antisthenes on Tuesday June 11, 2024 @02:14PM (#40649595)

> It went from elitist, well read and educated bunch to people communicating with pictures. Nothing wrong with that, tho text internet was nice.

There is absolutely everything wrong with that if it consistently invades and drowns out the voices of the well-educated elite.

The worst tyranny in this world is the tyranny of the ignorant against the learned. In its worst form, it can lead to mob justice and other horrible things.

Maybe that's not your worldview, but it is the view of many, and it's just as legitimate as yours.

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