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CONCEPT

AI slop

Low-effort AI-generated output produced without real understanding or review — in software, code that compiles and may pass tests yet degrades a codebase's clarity and long-term quality. The term is pejorative, marking the gap between genuine engineering and volume generation, and warns against accepting agent output uncritically.

Origin

'Slop' spread around 2024 for low-effort AI-generated media; the term was then carried over to describe generated code.

description
AI-generated code that compiles and passes tests but degrades quality long-term
definition
AI-generated contributions without real understanding or effort

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