Bruce Sterling @brucesMar 30, 2025

*Slop weather.

*What the heck, if it's .99 cents, everybody will buy it

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/20/ai-aardvark-weather-prediction-forecasting-artificial-intelligence

AI-driven weather prediction breakthrough reported

Researchers say Aardvark Weather uses thousands of times less computing power and is much faster than current systems

The Guardian
Show threadBruce Sterling @bruces

*I like "slop" as a handy punk term-of-art for AI-LLM product

*It's like recognizing that sausages are made of ground-meat and filler

"Is this shiny cylinder an amazing high-tech super-steak"

*Well no, that's a hot dog

Mar 31, 2025 at 3:11pmWeb
Show threadBytebro 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇬🇱Mar 31, 2025

@bruces

... or as the Yes Minister Xmas Special had it, the "Emulsified High-Fat Offal Tube"

https://yes-minister.com/ymseas4.htm

The Yes (Prime) Minister Files - Christmas Special

Site about the BBC comedy series Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister. Features episode guide, extensive database, photos, video/dvd/book information, quotes in RealVideo, current TV broadcasts and much more.

Show threadchild of baphometMar 31, 2025

@bruces Yes, it is slop.

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