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Clanker

A dismissive term for a robot or AI.

What it actually means

Mock-derogatory slang for AI systems, chatbots, and robots — a joke about a future where people are prejudiced against machines. Increasingly aimed at AI-generated content.

In the wild

that essay was written by a clanker

That essay was written by AI.

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