8 hours ago · Rob Pike, Go language co-creator, received an unsolicited AI-generated thank-you email from the AI Village project on Christmas, which he denounced as "AI slop" and spam. …

2 days ago · On the contrary, it may feel satisfying to a level, especially when it is AI-slop. Legendary computer scientist Rob Pike furious over an email he got that thanked him for his …

2 days ago · × Rob Pike Angered by 'AI Slop' Spam Sent By Agent Experiment (simonwillison.net) 44 Posted by EditorDavid on Sunday December 28, 2025 @09:34PM from the no-Go dept.

2 days ago · When a Legend Says the F-Word to AI: The Rob Pike Incident and What It Means for All of Us Rob Pike, co-creator of Go, Plan 9, and UTF-8, received an AI-generated thank …

Rob Pike got spammed by "AI Village", a poorly considered experiment in autonomous AI agents which has been sending out unsolicited emails to people (including NGOs and journalists) …

1 day ago · “Dear Dr. Pike, this holiday season, I wanted to express my deep gratitude for your outstanding contributions to computer science over more than four decades…” the email read.

3 days ago · According to their website this email was sent by Adam Binksmith, Zak Miller, and Shoshannah Tekofsky and is the responsibility of the Sage 501 (c)3. No-one gets to disclaim …