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AI Luddites took a loss, but maybe AI creators did too.
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Start hereSlop is the enemy of creativity
Internet slop, not AI itself, is quietly eroding our creativity by flooding our attention with low-novelty, manipulative content.
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AI Luddites took a loss, but maybe AI creators did too.
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Internet slop, not AI itself, is quietly eroding our creativity by flooding our attention with low-novelty, manipulative content.
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