AI Output Quality Doesn't Solve the Problem of Slop: Notes From a Forum Experiment

Recently, I ran an accidental experiment on a forum using an AI agent tool, in this case OpenClaw. It did not start as an experiment exactly. I wanted to see how easy it would be to get a persistent agent to post on a forum with little guidance. What happened next was fascinating, occasionally delightful, and useful for understanding what people mean when they call something AI slop . My main…