https://pluralistic.net/2026/03/02/nonconsensual-slopping/

β€œa fatal flaw in the idea that we will increase our productivity by asking chatbots to summarize things we don't understand: by definition, if we don't understand a subject, then we won't be qualified to evaluate the summary, either.”

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Pluralistic: No one wants to read your AI slop (02 Mar 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

@johnpaulflintoff @pluralistic You only use an AI summary if you don't really care about the answer. Which begs the question, why get an LLM to summarise anything?

If you need to make an informed decision about something, you need to read it and understand it yourself.

You run the risk of making decisions based on hallucinations, with potentially catastrophic consequences.

@gavin57 @pluralistic
I guess it may be possible to use it if you don’t massively care about the quality of the output - but are *slightly* interested
@johnpaulflintoff @pluralistic For those with a slight interest in something, there are perfectly good online encyclopaedias for that. πŸ˜‰