Voting in 2026 Is Getting an AI Slop 'I Voted' Sticker

The author recounts receiving an AI-generated "I Voted" sticker in 2026 that was cluttered and contained garbled text, contrasting it with well-designed stickers from places like South Carolina, Michigan, Kentucky, Albany, Louisiana, and New Orleans, while noting Denton, Texas also uses AI-generated stickers. The piece argues that such small AI annoyances accumulate until AI becomes normalized, and that society is currently negotiating where its AI lines are drawn.