No AI Slop: A Manifesto

A group of software engineers and leaders have created the "No AI Slop Manifesto," drawing parallels to the 2001 Agile Manifesto, to address the problem of low-quality AI-generated content flooding workplaces. The manifesto emphasizes valuing outcomes over output, understanding over speed, and human judgment over accepting AI's first draft, arguing that "slop" occurs when AI content is passed along without responsibility for quality, creating asymmetric costs where production is cheap but review remains expensive. The signatories commit to optimizing human time and attention, doing their own thinking with AI tools, and taking ownership of AI-assisted work before shipping it.