# IBM Grapevine: Development Outsourced to LLM Slop and It Results in Many Bugs > Source: > Published: 2026-09-23 21:16:00+00:00 # IBM Grapevine: Development Outsourced to LLM Slop and It Results in Many Bugs Cheapening things with LLMs and [*"we’ve had a bunch of bugs because of it"*](https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m35fy4x1) (IBM staff is in top 10 of [Linux sloppers](https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/23/Linux_Kernel_Becoming_a_Slopfest_Part_8_In_Conclusion.shtml), e.g. [Paolo Abeni](https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/21/Linux_Kernel_Becoming_a_Slopfest_Part_6_Seeing_Who_Contaminates.shtml)): The old joke goes, "I" in IBM is not international and the "I" in "AI" is not intelligence either. The punchline is considered racist even if in many cases it is an accurate description of IBM's workforce and demographic tidal wave. Earlier today [we showed that IBM gravitates towards fraud](https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/23/IBM_s_Anderon_Already_Smells_Like_a_Fraud_and_IBM_Insiders_Heck.shtml), next week many layoffs are [expected](https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/17/Red_Hat_PIPs_The_Only_Question_is_How_Many.shtml) (['silently' at Red Hat](https://techrights.org/n/2026/09/19/Red_Hat_Lost_2_000_Staff_Net_Loss.shtml)), and later in the same month IBM can disappoint the "market" again and drop *another* 32%. Who keeps track at this stage, seeing that the "market value" of IBM is closely connected to or depends lies told by IBM to shareholders or by mainstream media __for__ IBM? IBM is circling down the drain and every insider knows it. [█](#top)