Should I Even Bother Blocking AI Bots? (Spoiler: I Did It Anyway)

The Question That Started This Today I had a thought: Should I feed AI training with my own AI-generated slop? This immediately spiraled into several uncomfortable questions. Claude: We went from “let’s block some bots” to existential questions about AI ethics in about 30 seconds. Classic. The Five Thoughts That Kept Me Up 1. Isn’t This… Arrogant? Let’s be real. Claude already sees my entire workflow. Every blog post draft. Every conversation. Every “hey Claude, rewrite this” request. ...

October 23, 2025 · 8 min · Zoltan Toma

Welcome to My AI Slop

The Portfolio Paradox “Which graphic designer has the best portfolio? The one who doesn’t have work.” My old graphic designer colleague said this, and holy shit, it’s true for all of us in tech. When do I have time to work on my personal blog? When I’m not shipping releases, fixing production bugs, or juggling 20 side projects. Wait, did I say 20? Yeah. Twenty. Maybe more. I lost count. ...

October 13, 2025 · 8 min · Zoltan Toma

Zero trust is not viable option

Script Hi, all curios mindes. I have been listening to Mo Gawdat’s Scary Smart audiobook for the last couple of days. I think if you love sci-fi, it is a must to listen to masterpiece. While he was reading the book, I was amazed by his brilliant humor. Despite the fact, he is talking about a serious topic. ...

June 25, 2023 · 6 min · Zoltan Toma