Future Vocabulary: What Words Will AI Popularize?
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-08-17
The post discusses how technology reshapes vocabulary, citing historical examples where terms like 'Stereotype' and 'Boilerplate' originated from printing, and 'Radar' or 'Bandwidth' from engineering. It asks what words AI will popularize, referencing discussions on how terms like 'Hill-climbing' are moving from technical jargon into mainstream usage, reflecting the spread of optimization culture in Silicon Valley.
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