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New term "slopbrain" proposed for AI-induced reasoning decline

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A Mastodon user has proposed the term "slopbrain" for individuals whose reasoning abilities have declined due to over-reliance on AI. The user also questioned a decision made by a toml-fmt maintainer regarding a Python issue. AI

RANK_REASON User-generated term for a perceived negative social impact of AI, not a core AI development.

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New term "slopbrain" proposed for AI-induced reasoning decline

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Do we already have a term for people whose ability to reason has seriously deteriorated after they started relying on # AI ? If not, I propose slopbrain. On a t

    Do we already have a term for people whose ability to reason has seriously deteriorated after they started relying on # AI ? If not, I propose slopbrain. On a totally different topic, am I missing something here or is the maintainer plain wrong? https:// github.com/tox-dev/toml-f…

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