Freelancers are getting buried with ‘soulless’ AI slop cleanup: ‘It’s a shame we need to do it’
2026-09-02 · AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
Freelance designers and writers are watching their creative careers devolve into AI janitor duty, as companies now hire them not to create but to mop up the 'soulless' slop that ChatGPT barfs out. Nothing says 'the future of work' like paying humans to fix what the robot broke. The AI revolution: replacing skilled creators with skilled cleaners of AI garbage.