every time i see slop pop up i judge our moots a little was that just a pity follow? or did cogsec die in the middle?
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Google DeepMind's Susan Zhang criticizes peers who share low-quality AI slop, highlighting practitioner fatigue with automated spam
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Susan Zhang, a research engineer at Google DeepMind, posted on X about her irritation at low-quality AI-generated posts appearing from mutual followers, questioning whether those connections stemmed from pity or if basic content judgment had eroded.
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Unfollows rise amid repeated low-value posts
Fellow research engineer kache replied that he has started unfollowing accounts after the wave of such content, pointing to a noticeable drop in engagement that some are calling the slopocalypse.
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The exchange reflects practitioner annoyance with automated spam but offers no measured scale of unfollowing or industry impact, leaving the extent of the fatigue unclear.
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Users in the replies express frustration with people posting AI slop that floods mutual follower feeds, often leading them to unfollow those accounts.
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Susan Zhang@suchenzang
every time i see slop pop up i judge our moots a little was that just a pity follow? or did cogsec die in the middle?
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kache@yacineMTB
@suchenzang i often find myself unfollowing people post slopocalypse :( don't know why people insist on posting slop
Susan Zhang@suchenzang
every time i see slop pop up i judge our moots a little was that just a pity follow? or did cogsec die in the middle?
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vincenzo@alargemike
@yacineMTB @suchenzang
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