# AI generated code is slop, and that's a good thing

DevFeed: [AI generated code is slop, and that's a good thing](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ai-generated-code-is-slop-and-that-s-a-good-thing-33477.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://timkellogg.me/blog/2025/10/19/code-slop>)

Published: 2025-10-19T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tim Kellogg](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tim-kellogg.md>)

Topics: [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>)

Tags: [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [essay](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/essay.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that "slop" is an appropriate ideal for code, including both AI-generated and human-written code. It connects this idea to longstanding software engineering advice favoring boring, clear, predictable technology and code.

## Source excerpt

In his recent Dwarkesh podcast interview, Andrej Karpathy (now) notoriously said: