<
https://theconversation.com/in-a-sea-of-hype-here-are-the-ai-nothingburgers-you-dont-hear-about-283767>
"It’s now a common experience to receive an AI-generated email that’s robotic
and hollow, or get a stream of useless chatbot responses when you just need
some help from customer service.
Worse yet, some people will dose up entire slide decks and project
documentation with AI slop. Then there are the infamous cases of hallucinated
references in a report by consulting firm Deloitte and in dozens of papers at a
top AI research conference earlier this year.
The jagged frontier of AI continues on its paradoxical route. On the one hand,
there’s increased adoption. On the other, increased concern about the
limitations and risks posed by the technology.
While “slop” – in the context of poor quality AI content – was Merriam-Webster
dictionary’s word of the year for 2025, tech executives are still keen for us
to think differently, to view AI tools as cognitive enhancers.
But the industry doesn’t just facilitate slop. It’s also rife with
“nothingburgers”. These are AI non-events that were wildly promoted and highly
anticipated, but failed to deliver as expected in the real world."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
