What seems striking to me that all of these sloptimization-genres and their psychologies are related to a heightened sense of self, to a feeling of superiority. This is not surprising for wishfulfillment.
December 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
What seems striking to me that all of these sloptimization-genres and their psychologies are related to a heightened sense of self, to a feeling of superiority. This is not surprising for wishfulfillment.
The genres of this sloptimization would be psychological: Superiority/Megalomania-slop (emperor Trump, Gaza resort, but also nonconsensual AI-porn etc) or narcism-slop (fake AI-holiday images, you as a superhero etc), and there sure are more.
December 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The genres of this sloptimization would be psychological: Superiority/Megalomania-slop (emperor Trump, Gaza resort, but also nonconsensual AI-porn etc) or narcism-slop (fake AI-holiday images, you as a superhero etc), and there sure are more.
Online reaction economies are largely driven by outrage, cringe & paranoia. As #AISlop is optimized to generate engagement, its emerging genres can probably be best distinguished by the ways they prompt specific affects & trigger certain reactions (including pseudo-forensic readings) #Sloptimization
December 9, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Online reaction economies are largely driven by outrage, cringe & paranoia. As #AISlop is optimized to generate engagement, its emerging genres can probably be best distinguished by the ways they prompt specific affects & trigger certain reactions (including pseudo-forensic readings) #Sloptimization
Word of the year: sloptimization.
It's what Germans call "Verschlimmbesserung".
It's what Germans call "Verschlimmbesserung".
#AISlop is a product of recursive optimization, of prediction algorithms no longer only used for distribution, but for production of content. It's reaction economies and recommendation logics feeding back onto themselves, social media feeds turned into feedback loops. Let's call it #sloptimization
December 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Word of the year: sloptimization.
It's what Germans call "Verschlimmbesserung".
It's what Germans call "Verschlimmbesserung".
"Sloptimization" is perfect.
#AISlop is a product of recursive optimization, of prediction algorithms no longer only used for distribution, but for production of content. It's reaction economies and recommendation logics feeding back onto themselves, social media feeds turned into feedback loops. Let's call it #sloptimization
December 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
"Sloptimization" is perfect.
Some #Reddit moderators say a surge of #AISlop on the site is eroding its authenticity and could lead to a feedback loop of AI models training on #AI content
#sloptimization #ragebait #AITA #media #adtech
www.wired.com/story/ai-slo...
#sloptimization #ragebait #AITA #media #adtech
www.wired.com/story/ai-slo...
AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone
Reddit is considered one of the most human spaces left on the internet, but mods and users are overwhelmed with slop posts in the most popular subreddits.
www.wired.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Some #Reddit moderators say a surge of #AISlop on the site is eroding its authenticity and could lead to a feedback loop of AI models training on #AI content
#sloptimization #ragebait #AITA #media #adtech
www.wired.com/story/ai-slo...
#sloptimization #ragebait #AITA #media #adtech
www.wired.com/story/ai-slo...
This human has a way with words - will #sloptimization catch on as a hashtag as widely as the sadly ubiquitous #aiSlop?
#AISlop is a product of recursive optimization, of prediction algorithms no longer only used for distribution, but for production of content. It's reaction economies and recommendation logics feeding back onto themselves, social media feeds turned into feedback loops. Let's call it #sloptimization
December 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This human has a way with words - will #sloptimization catch on as a hashtag as widely as the sadly ubiquitous #aiSlop?
#AISlop is a product of recursive optimization, of prediction algorithms no longer only used for distribution, but for production of content. It's reaction economies and recommendation logics feeding back onto themselves, social media feeds turned into feedback loops. Let's call it #sloptimization
December 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
#AISlop is a product of recursive optimization, of prediction algorithms no longer only used for distribution, but for production of content. It's reaction economies and recommendation logics feeding back onto themselves, social media feeds turned into feedback loops. Let's call it #sloptimization
The sloptimization of our economy continues apace!
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The sloptimization of our economy continues apace!
The sloptimization of our society, law, and economy continues apace.
Prosecutors in California used A.I. to argue that a 57-year-old man should be held without bail, his lawyers say, filing a brief that included wholesale misinterpretations of the law, as well as quotations that do not actually appear in the cited texts. nyti.ms/3M1bVye
Prosecutor Used Flawed A.I. to Keep a Man in Jail, His Lawyers Say
The case is among the first in which a prosecutor is accused of filing court papers marred by A.I.-generated mistakes.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The sloptimization of our society, law, and economy continues apace.
People against AI may refer to that as query sloptimization 😂
November 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
People against AI may refer to that as query sloptimization 😂
the take is so bafflingly wrong. i not only think that it is easy for AI companies to turn and exploit (using ads, direct optimization, and so on), i think it’s somewhat credible to consider just the Sloptimization problem a literal _existential risk_, independently of autonomy risk or other ai risk
November 4, 2025 at 4:50 AM
the take is so bafflingly wrong. i not only think that it is easy for AI companies to turn and exploit (using ads, direct optimization, and so on), i think it’s somewhat credible to consider just the Sloptimization problem a literal _existential risk_, independently of autonomy risk or other ai risk
i have had the word sloptimize enter my brain before and i am glad that there is another genius out there in this world who realizes the strength and potential of sloptimization
October 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
i have had the word sloptimize enter my brain before and i am glad that there is another genius out there in this world who realizes the strength and potential of sloptimization
the word “sloptimized” spontaneously appeared in my mind and now it’s stuck there, rotating. sloptimized. sloptimizing. sloptimization.
October 28, 2025 at 4:36 AM
the word “sloptimized” spontaneously appeared in my mind and now it’s stuck there, rotating. sloptimized. sloptimizing. sloptimization.
sloptimization: solve just enough of the problem that the output is usable for its context class
October 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
sloptimization: solve just enough of the problem that the output is usable for its context class
"sloptimization" on my woty candidates to watch list
Also @mcleemz.bsky.social writes about pop-up pop-art experiences and the antisocialism, infantilization, and conflict avoidance of the current state of sloptimization.
www.welcometohellworld.com/its-cozy-in-...
www.welcometohellworld.com/its-cozy-in-...
It’s cozy in here and I hate it
Pop-up pop-art; Sex Change and the City; You Are in a Museum
www.welcometohellworld.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"sloptimization" on my woty candidates to watch list
"We can now narrow in on a working definition of sloptimization: the capital-driven explosion of creatively compromised diversions that sandblast emotional texture to a dull sheen."
September 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"We can now narrow in on a working definition of sloptimization: the capital-driven explosion of creatively compromised diversions that sandblast emotional texture to a dull sheen."
I can’t say I got nothing out of spending an hour amongst Instagrammable Orbs, but we don’t have to keep drinking that garbage. Creative integrity is all around you, maybe even within you, idk it’d be chill to nurture that imo
September 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I can’t say I got nothing out of spending an hour amongst Instagrammable Orbs, but we don’t have to keep drinking that garbage. Creative integrity is all around you, maybe even within you, idk it’d be chill to nurture that imo
New writing up at Welcome To Hell World! I went to a pop-up art exhibition that inspired a piece on the tech-enabled, emotionally blunted cultural “movement” I call Sloptimization:
www.welcometohellworld.com/its-cozy-in-...
www.welcometohellworld.com/its-cozy-in-...
It’s cozy in here and I hate it
Pop-up pop-art; Sex Change and the City; You Are in a Museum
www.welcometohellworld.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
New writing up at Welcome To Hell World! I went to a pop-up art exhibition that inspired a piece on the tech-enabled, emotionally blunted cultural “movement” I call Sloptimization:
www.welcometohellworld.com/its-cozy-in-...
www.welcometohellworld.com/its-cozy-in-...
you had me at "sloptimization"
September 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
you had me at "sloptimization"
Also @mcleemz.bsky.social writes about pop-up pop-art experiences and the antisocialism, infantilization, and conflict avoidance of the current state of sloptimization.
www.welcometohellworld.com/its-cozy-in-...
www.welcometohellworld.com/its-cozy-in-...
It’s cozy in here and I hate it
Pop-up pop-art; Sex Change and the City; You Are in a Museum
www.welcometohellworld.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Also @mcleemz.bsky.social writes about pop-up pop-art experiences and the antisocialism, infantilization, and conflict avoidance of the current state of sloptimization.
www.welcometohellworld.com/its-cozy-in-...
www.welcometohellworld.com/its-cozy-in-...
I got a 4070 and everything still runs like shit don't worry there's nothing you can do to fight the sloptimization
September 26, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I got a 4070 and everything still runs like shit don't worry there's nothing you can do to fight the sloptimization
I feel like understanding the field of sloptimization is more important than defining local sloptima
August 23, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I feel like understanding the field of sloptimization is more important than defining local sloptima
when seo gets replaced by rewriting websites to come up quicker in AI responses can we please call it Sloptimization
April 16, 2025 at 4:01 AM
when seo gets replaced by rewriting websites to come up quicker in AI responses can we please call it Sloptimization