Why shaming people about AI slop isn’t enough to stop Big AI
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An essay argues that shaming individuals for using AI-generated content or 'slop' is an ineffective strategy for curbing Big AI's societal harms. Drawing parallels to failed shame campaigns against Facebook and Uber, the piece contends that venture capitalists and CEOs have already priced social stigma into their business models, so embarrassment doesn't stop adoption, it just makes people quieter about it. The author, citing Zohran Mamdani's non-judgmental campaign approach as a model, argues critics should instead offer affirmative, human-centric alternatives to Big AI rather than dunking on people, since criticism alone doesn't win converts or stop harm.
