The impetus for this post was my recent realization that I’ve developed an involuntary reflex for spotting AI-generated content. The tells are subtle now, but (sadly? tellingly?) this sort of content is seemingly everywhere now once you start looking. The Rise of AI Slop One bit of hipster cred I get to claim is that I followed Simon Willison before he became the cool AI blogger.1 Perhaps one of the most “in the room” feels I’ve had reading his work is to see his neologism of “AI slop” catch on....