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"Botholes" is my proposed to term for AI tools (such as AI assistants) that are massively efficient at wasting other peoples' time, nagging them incessantly, or otherwise acting like rude and selfish humans.

31/7/25, 8:09 pm1 repost1 like

Bob Sutton

@bobsutton.net

31 July 2025

Here my post on the AI assistant that nagged me incessantly and wasted my time yesterday. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

linkedin.comIs anyone out there studying "bot assholes"? | Bob SuttonIs anyone out there studying "bot assholes"? (Is "Botholes" already a common phrase?) Earlier this week I dealt with a very rude "AI assistant" named "Kiran" by Skej. Even though I had an out of the ...