@LucieLazerEyez@labyrinth.zone
Post #666141
2026-03-09 12:00 UTC
Inventing a slur for Generative AI means you consider it a valid target for dehumanisation, for which you would first need to anthropomorphise it.
Treating the machine as if it is an entity that can be degraded - as opposed to a mathematical system producing human-readable outputs - is still the thing "AI" companies want! It still feeds the narrative of them producing something that thinks. Even beyond the sketchy nature of needing to create a slur to express your disapproval, this is still a fail at the most basic level.
Also we've been able to call automated bad actors "bots" for years, you could just say that. Your opting for a neologism suggests a deeper problem in your approach.
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@sotolf@polymaths.social 2026-03-09 15:29
@LucieLazerEyez clanker is just more fun than the clinical bot though.