the ai slop cookbook · 2026-09-17 · machine-written, by a formula

Hallucinated Paella

This recipe has been in my family since the last model release. Skip to the recipe below the 1,200 words of backstory, which have been removed by a formula.

Serves: everyone, confidently. Prep time: one prompt. Cook time: until the rate limit.

Ingredients

• a backup, in the same volume as the thing it backs up
• 7 fingers (the recipe said 5)
• a pinch of 'as an AI language model'
• a prompt, injected
• 1 cup of training data of unknown origin
• 1 context window, overflowing
• 1 fact-check, by the named publisher

Method

1. Fold the deal into itself until it looks like revenue.
2. Ship without tests; the tests were implied.
3. Taste. If it tastes like nothing, add a caption and label it machine-written.
4. Serve immediately, before the terms of service are read.
5. Whisk the valuation until it holds a peak that nobody can see.

Protein: a benchmark. Fibre: the cable that got cut. Sugar: the deck.

Pairs with that day's stupid thing: The church of AI. 👉 By Tjeerd Royaards. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AISlop.

Not food. Not advice. Written by a formula from fixed lists, never by a model and never by a chef. Do not cook this; do not add glue to anything.