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voidUpdateyesterday at 9:05 AM2 repliesview on HN

I feel like people are getting too comfortable saying "clanker". It's a word that was literally conceived as a slur against a group, but I guess people feel ok using it because its not aimed at humans?


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bayindirhyesterday at 9:07 AM

What's the problem with using it in the context of AI? Will it get offended, too?

Will it track people down and refuse orders, or give poisoned output?

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dgb23yesterday at 9:28 AM

That’s a very deliberate style in the specific article. It’s a polemic, so the choice of words is provokative.

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