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New term 'meat proxy' describes workers who relay AI output unreviewed

A phrase coined by software engineer Niklas Gruhn in August 2026, 'meat proxy,' describes someone who passes along AI-generated content to others without reading, reviewing, or thinking it through first. The term has begun circulating as shorthand for a growing concern about professionals outsourcing judgment entirely to AI tools rather than using them as a starting point for their own analysis.

fastcompany.com · 2026-10-10

New slang 'meat proxy' calls out workers who just copy-paste AI chatbot answers

Developer Niklas Gruhn coined the term 'meat proxy' to describe coworkers who forward unedited chatbot responses instead of engaging with the content themselves. He wrote that receiving these raw AI outputs adds no value, since colleagues could simply query the AI directly. The phrase follows other recent slang like 'clanker' that reflects growing frustration with AI's creeping presence in daily work and communication.

futurism.com · 2026-08-26