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AI skeptics have found a new way to express their disdain for the creeping presence of artificial intelligence: through slurs. The term has also been picked up by politicians. “Sick of yelling ...
Tonight, on the Stevetendo show, we’re getting back into the bear and bird’s adventure with more Banjo-Kazooie. During the last Banjo-Kazooie episode, we completed Mumbo’s Mountain, Treasure Trove ...
We’re officially at the point in the timeline where people have created slurs for the purpose of degrading artificial intelligence and robots, and the craze has well and truly taken off on TikTok.
Here’s the Scoop: "Clanker" is a new word used to basically insult technology. NBC News Digital assistant managing editor Jason Abbruzzese says the growing popularity of the word shows society’s ...
Debate over the song of the summer rages on, but if there were a contest for a word of the summer, one front-runner would surely be the onomatopoeic clanker. In recent weeks, clanker has risen to ...
At its heart, it’s a ridiculous image. A battle droid from “Star Wars” sits on the ground, clutching its aluminum knees (hinges?) to its chest. The droid doesn’t have a face, just that George ...
It’s a slur for the AI age. “Clanker,” a word that traces back to a Star Wars video game, has emerged in recent weeks as the internet’s favorite epithet for any kind of technology looking to replace ...
When it's not spitting out phony game tips, suggesting you put glue on pizza, or trash-talking itself and its creator, Google's shoddy AI Overview feature has, apparently, taken up the mantle against ...