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Three years ago, Joshua Browder offered a million dollars for someone to wear AirPods in the Supreme Court and repeat exactly what an algorithm, a “robo-lawyer”, said. Human as a text-to-speech device.
Today? Millions do it for free.
Macquarie Dictionary named “AI Slop” its 2025 word of the year. This episode is about the people who spread it. The tell right now? “X isn’t Y, it’s Z” on repeat. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. Thirty seconds of scrolling, guaranteed.
The Fix: Draft, Dialogue, De-slop
Draft your thinking first without AI. Dialogue with AI to sharpen it. De-slop before you publish: read it aloud, kill the patterns, preserve your voice.
Browder offered a million dollars. Don’t do it for free.
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