The Slop Conference

​A focused conversation on AI-slop and how it is affecting us as individuals and as a society.

​GenAI has broken something fundamental. The effort that once signaled genuine commitment can now be generated in seconds. The polished proposal, the thoughtful application, the well-researched report: all of it can be produced without any real investment of time or care. Decision-makers across hiring, funding, admissions, and investing can no longer distinguish authentic work from AI-generated performance. The result is retreat into closed networks, eroded trust, and a world where the most polished lie beats the unvarnished truth.

​The Slop UnConference is a three-day virtual gathering on Zoom, bringing together the people who are experiencing this crisis from different vantage points: recruiters drowning in identical applications, funders who can't tell which proposals reflect real impact, educators watching the essay become meaningless, policymakers struggling to identify true expertise.

​What to expect:

​14 sessions across three days, each a 90-minute deep-dive featuring 2-3 expert panelists covering different aspects of the Slop phenomenon. Each panel will have data-driven context-setting, interactive polling, & audience Q&A.

​Our confirmed speakers include Arun Maira (Former BCG Chairman & Planning Commission Member), Shobhini Mukerji (J-PAL South Asia), Gaurav Gupta (Dalberg Advisors), Santosh Desai (Futurebrands), Astha Kapoor (Aapti Institute), and leaders across philanthropy, talent, policy, and culture.

​Who should attend:

​Recruiters, HR leaders, foundation program officers, grant-makers, admissions professionals, investors, NGO founders, entrepreneurs, educators, researchers, content creators, and policy professionals. Anyone who is concerned about AI-Slop and is looking to understand the phenomenon and also develop solutions.