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Here’s what’s on the menu today:

• No AI popes allowed ⛪️

  The pope rejected an AI version of himself.

• You’re hired to clean AI slop 🧼

  AI creates garbage. Humans are hired to fix it.

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MAIN COURSE

The pope hates your AI ⛪

Pope Leo XIV rejected a request to create an AI version of himself. He warned that artificial intelligence threatens human dignity.

What the actual pope?

Someone asked him for authorization to create an AI Pope that would give “personal audiences” and answer questions online. He refused.

What did he say?

“If there's anybody who should not be represented by an avatar, I would say the Pope is high on the list.”

He said AI was “an empty, cold shell that will do great damage to what humanity is about.”

Why does he care?

Pope Leo sees AI as another Industrial Revolution. He chose his papal name partly to honor Pope Leo XIII, who wrote about worker exploitation during the original Industrial Revolution.

What’s his deal?

He worries about wealth concentration: “If we automate the whole world and only a few people have the means… there's a big problem, a huge problem coming down the line.”

Who's he targeting?

“Extremely rich people who are investing in artificial intelligence” while “totally ignoring the value of human beings and of humanity.”

So… He hates technology?

He says he's not against progress, but believes “the human heart will be lost in the midst of the technological development, as things are going right now.” Good news: he likes Pokémon.

MissingNo was a sign…

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SIDE SALAD

AI replaced you with a mop 🧹

Humans are being hired to clean up AI-generated garbage. The same humans who would've created the original content in the first place.

Slop me silly…

Indeed. Freelance platforms are seeing surging demand for “AI cleanup” roles. These include content rewriters, art fixers, code debuggers, and video polishers who correct the slop AI generates.

What kinda slop?

Low-quality content that's easy to produce but devoid of substance. Misspelled text in images, glitchy videos, buggy code, and articles that say nothing.

How bad is it?

A fake AI-generated ad for a Dublin Halloween parade went viral, and thousands showed up to a non-existent event. AI slop is flooding Amazon with fake books, Spotify with generated music, TikTok with glitchy videos, and more.

For a true disaster, check this out.

The kicker?

AI was supposed to replace humans. Instead, it's creating a parallel economy of human fixers. These are often the same people who would've been hired to create the original work.

Why does this suck?

People who could've been artists are now digital janitors. Plus, generating this garbage consumes massive amounts of water and electricity while polluting culture itself.

How do we stop the slop?

Stop treating AI as a replacement and start treating it as a tool. Keep humans in the loop from the start, not at the end to mop up the mess.

‘Round we go. The endless circle of slop...

YOUR DAILY MUNCH

Think Piece 🧠

AI models pass CFA Level III exams in minutes using chain-of-thought prompting. This used to require humans 1,000 hours of study over several years.

Startup News 💰

OpenAI launched ChatGPT Pulse. It scans your chat history, emails, and apps to deliver personalized visual cards each morning. It anticipates your needs without prompts.

Google DeepMind unveiled multistep actions for robotics models. It allows robots to plan ahead, adapt to real-world complexity, search the web for guidance, and more.

Research 👨‍🔬 

Video models are zero-shot learners: Veo 3 segments objects, detects edges, edits images, understands physical properties, and more despite not being trained for these.

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