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This essay examines how AI-generated code has broken the traditional link between the worker's credentials and their output, sparking debates over gatekeeping and quality. It proposes that new verification tools can rebundle contribution with a verifiable receipt, addressing both quality and access concerns.
A new study analyzing 25 million comments on Reddit and Hacker News finds that accusations of 'AI slop' have risen sharply, often targeting human comments without evidence, functioning as a form of social gatekeeping rather than accurate AI detection.