First gaining traction online in 2025, "clanker" is a derogatory term used to insult AI, chatbots and robots.

'Can’t believe I’ve lived far enough into the future to learn the first slur for robots," someone joked on X.

Most parents would put a hard stop to anything derogatory and mean coming out of their kids’ mouths. But how do we handle it when the slur is aimed at robots? Yes, this is a real thing that’s ...

While Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and other AI industry leaders can’t stop singing the praises of the technology, a growing number of average Americans are forming a different opinion. According to YouGov ...

Welcome to the AI Slang Era: How Many of These Words of the Year Do You Know? Things are getting weird in Silicon Valley with HENRYs trying to cash in on the clanker takeover. Collins Dictionary and ...

When the U.S. President refers to actual human beings as “illegals,” then you can see how we live in a society where casual slurs are deemed appropriate. Sure, you are being derogatory to a robot, but ...