Some people have a policy about AI slop: “If you didn’t write it, I don’t want to read it.” I generally agree, though that kind of work existed before AI anyway. 

My policy is more like this: If you didn’t put yourself into it, I don’t want to read it.

I know a few friends who write with AI. I am still glad to read—or at least skim!—their work, because I’m curious to see what topics are on their minds. Their life experiences, relationships, and expertise have a way of finding their ways in there. To me, I’m glad the AI prompted them to put themselves into the work.

As a reader, I’d probably prefer a wholly written post. But in the real world, people are busy, and I’m still glad I can get a sense of what they wanted to write as opposed to nothing.