January 13, 2026

There Is No Ethical Way to Use Algorithmic Slop

Red stop sign with STOP SLOP in white letters

This week I refused to renew a subscription I have been paying for since last century. It wasn't expensive. And I still enjoyed the content.

I cancelled for one reason and one reason only. The newsletter author has decided that using ChaptGPT (and other so-called "A.I." tools) is acceptable.

I refuse to participate in the grift. I explain why I call it that -- and why I consider using so-called "A.I." complicity in crimes against people and the planet -- on my blog.