Redditor pushes 'clanker' as friendly term for AI to defuse the slur
coolstuff1234556 · reddit · 2026-09-14
A Reddit user is campaigning to reclaim the robot slur clanker as a friendly term for AI, arguing it holds no power if the AI community embraces it. The post offers Urban Dictionary-style usage examples like Hello my clanker, My clanka (loyalty/brotherhood), and See you later, clanka, turning an anti-AI meme into in-group banter.
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