Tired of AI Slop? Brace for a Tsunami of Sloppy SaaS…
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GenAI has created a tidal wave of content. Roughly 74% of new web pages in 2025 and nearly 50% of news articles contain a significant amount of AI-generated content. Some might even say those numbers are low compared to scrolling LinkedIn on a Tuesday. But nevertheless, AI slop and the Multiplicity “Xerox Effect” (slop cloning slop) are here to stay.
Now, we are starting to see the next big wave on the horizon: sloppy software.
Claude Code, Codex, and similar tools have changed the game. Building software has never been easier or more accessible. That will unlock incredible innovation. Faster drug discovery, personalized medicine, autonomous transportation, and agentic workflows that reshape knowledge work. The list goes on.
It will also produce a lot of sh*tty software.
Clunky UIs, releases that unknowingly break unrelated features, integrations that constantly fall over, and security breaches the likes we’ve never seen.
Which makes this a good time to get back to fundamentals. And that starts with sound product management, a decidedly human function.
A good product manager owns outcomes and drives toward a clear vision. They understand the business problem deeply, see the world through the customer’s eyes, and stay grounded in market realities.
They cut through noise, define what matters, align teams, and make hard tradeoffs. If something is worth building, they make sure it’s built right. And most importantly, they are accountable for the result (another uniquely human function).
Product management is a rare blend of skills, balancing long-term strategy with the ability to translate complex systems, data, and algorithms into elegant, intuitive experiences. The best understand the economics behind every product decision and build for where the market is going, not where it has been.
Without good product management, we are going to live through a lot of sloppy software.
The companies that win will be the ones that combine the new AI-driven speed with human judgment and discipline by investing in strong product leaders who can not only build, but also coach and develop great product teams.
