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usernomdeguerreyesterday at 8:54 PM1 replyview on HN

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bug_(engineering)#History

But on reflection I don't disagree it was probably made for similar effect in the era of human software development. That sounds like it strengthens my point?


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margalabargalayesterday at 9:02 PM

On the contrary I think it weakens your point.

People don't consider "bug" a weasel word, to the point that you yourself held it up as an example of not being a weasel word, despite it being a willful, uncontrollable organism.

I see no reason why "hallucination" won't become a similar piece of neutral jargon. It already is for many people, even if you're not (yet?) among them.

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