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Oct 14, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Shopify CEO's AI Push Creates 'Slop Grenades': Seconds to Generate, Hours to Verify

Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke's mandate for universal AI adoption led to 'slop grenades'—AI-generated work that takes seconds to produce but hours for recipients to verify, while METR experiments show AI-assisted coding tasks took 19% longer due to hidden verification costs, revealing a productivity illusion where management sees gains but frontline workers bear the verification burden.