Related:

Jan 2026 https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/01/ai-slop-science-...

"For more than a century, scientific journals have been the pipes through which knowledge of the natural world flows into our culture. Now they’re being clogged with AI slop."

Sept 2026 https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/09/college-education-...

Academia, particularly the university system, is an untenable collection of interests. The triple stresses of COVID, AI, and funding withdrawal seem to presage what will be a significant disruption.