Amazon Employees Mock Company's AI on Slack: 'Sloppenheimer'

404 Media reports that Amazon employees have been mocking the company's AI efforts on internal Slack channels, coining the term 'Sloppenheimer' to describe what they see as sloppy, rushed AI products. The term gained traction after the launch of Amazon's AI assistant 'Q' and its chatbot 'Amazon Lex.' Employees complain about poor accuracy, hallucinations, and lack of polish compared to competitors. The nickname combines 'slop' (low-quality content) with 'Oppenheimer' (scientific ambition gone wrong). Internal documents leaked to 404 Media show employees expressing frustration that executives prioritize speed over quality, leading to embarrassing public failures.