Post by @andyc
Stefano, the Human LLM of the 2000s
‘This is slop! Prove it is not!’ So I went looking for how I used to write, long before LLMs existed. I found a paper from 2002, a blog from 2006, and a lot of ‘it depends’
https://my-notes.dragas.net/2026/10/08/stefano-the-human-llm-of-the-2000s/
@stefano I was taken aback by the comments on your littlefedi announcement that you'd be using slop generators (my favourite was that the images on the website were such — uh, the only image on the website was the logo? what the... XD) which is pretty bold seeing your stance on them. It struck me like maybe these people assume any kind of properly worded text must come out of a text generator?
@phl@mastodon.social @stefano@bsd.cafe I think your response was very thoughtful, considered and measured. I thought Italians were more of a fiery Latin temperament (lazy national stereotyping) ! :-)
I saw the original comment and just thought it was incredibly sad that an individual disregarded all the work you and the team had done to bring a software package to the world and immediately started trying to fuel bizarre, unjustified conspiracy theories.
I wonder if he could produce a README in his second language.
Keep up the excellent work and don't let the bastards grind you down !