2026-08-22 / Signal #2
People Are Going Blind to AI-Generated Text
“Your brain is learning to go blind to AI slop.”
The Story
An engineer notices his brain now refuses to process work documents that “smell like Claude.” He reads the words but can’t focus, leading to endless clarifying emails. It’s banner-blindness for AI slop; a growing split between people who can still read it and those whose brains short-circuit.
Why It Matters
Humans are evolving a new sensory filter. AI didn’t just change writing—it is making a subset of humans functionally illiterate to AI. Work, identity, and media are splitting in real time.
Evidence
Viral personal essay by Rafal Cymerys, exploded on Hacker News (370+ comments).
Sources
Daily scan: 2026-08-22