Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kids have taken up an anti-robot and anti-AI slang term. But some are treading carefully around the use of a slur — even against ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A robot using artificial intelligence is displayed at a stand during the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) AI for Good ...

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 ...

The term, which was popularized by a “Star Wars” show and is rooted in real frustrations with technology, has become a go-to slur against artificial intelligence and robots. Credit...Timo Lenzen ...

A TikTok comedian has sparked debate after riffing on the viral term “clanker,” which in recent months has surfaced as an insult for robots, AI systems, and those who rely on them. The term, ...

Clanker. Wireback. Cogsucker. People are feeling the inescapable inevitability of AI developments, the encroaching of the digital into everything from entertainment to work. And their answer? Slurs.

In July, just after receiving an email pitch about the “perfect” AI girlfriend, content creator Harrison Stewart made a TikTok skit using the anti-AI slur “clanker.” Pretending to be a disapproving ...

A new term used by people who aren't happy about the growing presence of robots and artificial intelligence in daily life has emerged. "Clankers," a term from Star Wars lore used by humans and clones ...

You could be forgiven if you didn’t know the meaning of every word the tweens and teens in your life are using. With terms like “skibidi,” “6-7” and “41” becoming unavoidable for teachers and parents, ...