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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 ...

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, ...

In yet another unsurprising twist, social media users have found a new way to voice their disdain for AI and the tech industry’s obsession with automation — by reviving an old insult: clanker.

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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 ...

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.

It’s a slur for the AI age. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “Clanker,” a word that traces back to a Star Wars video game, has ...

Whether it’s clique-based lunch tables or who gets voted “Most Likely to Succeed,” exclusion and inclusion have always been central themes of young adulthood—how can you figure out who you are if you ...

In the television show “Battlestar Galactica,” they were called toasters. In the film “Blade Runner,” skinjobs. Now in the culture war against robots and artificial intelligence chatbots, a new slur ...