AIE Code Summit speakers · 2026-11-12 · notable
No AI Slop Manifesto — AI engineers pledge to own what their agents ship
In short
The No AI Slop Manifesto, written by speakers and attendees of AIE Code Summit 2026, asks engineers to own what they ship, disclose agent-written work and review output. Its signing gist has more than 330 signatures.
AIE Code Summit speakers · 2026-11-12 · 3 sources checked
A pledge from AI engineers: agents are useful, but passing on unreviewed output is slop.
What is it?
The No AI Slop Manifesto is a short values document, modelled on the Agile Manifesto, from the speakers and attendees of AIE Code Summit 2026. Signatories include Dex Horthy, Philip Kiely and Kent C. Dodds, and anyone can sign by commenting on Dex Horthy's GitHub gist.
How does it work?
The manifesto defines slop as "when we put less effort into producing something than we ask the consumer to spend understanding it." Using AI is not slop by itself; passing along unreviewed output is. Its values put outcomes over output, understanding over speed and your own thinking over a model's first draft, and it notes that agents can produce more than people can review.
Why does it matter?
The resolutions turn that into team practice: own the intent and consequences of what you ship, disclose when an agent wrote something, keep reviewing output in line with the stakes, and measure success by what helps users rather than lines of code, PRs or tokens. Recurring mistakes should become guardrails such as linters and automated checks.
Who is it for?
engineering teams using coding agents
Try it
https://gist.github.com/dexhorthy/4cc96f01be5b1208519e75dad250a948