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# You didn't write that, you're just a meat proxy
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/you-didnt-write-that-youre-just-a-meat-proxy/
- Published: 2026-08-31T23:47:31.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-31T23:47:31.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links

sf-isms: [Meat proxy](https://sfisms.org/meat-proxy?ref=birchtree.me)

> A person who forwards AI-generated text, code, or other output without reading, understanding, or validating it. The person acts only as a relay between the AI system and the intended recipient.

Love this. I mean, I hate this and it annoys me every time someone forwards me some text that they clearly didn't write, but I love the term.