Things Not to Measure in Quantity Alone
IBM Grapevine: Development Outsourced to LLM Slop and It Results in Many Bugs
More code does not make better software applications
More patents do not beget greater innovation
More text being passed around inside a company does not result in higher productivity
More buttons do not simplify things
More features can over-encumber and overwhelm users
More bug reports do not reduce defect rates (they can distract from legitimate reports of urgent bugs)
More borrowed money does not allow a business to grow
Mode debt does not prove more potential for slop vendors
More users of slop will not mean higher profitability
More datacentres are not evidence of success
More media mentions do not necessarily mean positive press
More layoffs do not mean slop replaces humans
More humans describing themselves as "AI experts" or adopting job titles/roles with "AI" in them doesn't mean they're experts at anything except optics
More politicians speaking of an "AI arms race" does not mean slop is a potent weapon
More politicians speaking of "AI regulation" does not mean they understand what they are talking about
More technology and so-called 'tech' companies being re-classified or branded as "AI" does not mean what they want you to think
Greater energy consumption does not mean greater value or increased productivity
More calls for "slowdown" do not mean whatever the callers try to sell is omnipotent
More copyright lawsuits do not mean the original authors are desperate
More critics need not imply "jealousy" █