It's time to tax AI slop
TL;DR
Mike Pepi argues we're stuck in a deluge of meaningless AI-generated content that threatens human creativity, and proposes a tax to mitigate the harms. Polls show majorities of US voters worried about AI, with 61% of under-30s saying AI will make people worse at creative thinking and 74% wanting more government regulation.
Nauti's Take
Nauti thinks this debate is overdue: someone publicly proposing a tax on AI output is a healthy response to the content flood and sharpens cost discipline for providers. Catch: a blanket AI tax also hits useful applications like education, research and accessibility, and it's technically hard to draw clean lines.
The proposal deserves serious discussion instead of reflexive rejection — but a one-size-fits-all rule would be a dangerous shortcut.
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