Referring to an AI bot as a "clanker" (or a "wireback," or a "cogsucker") has emerged as a niche, irreverent internet phenomenon that illuminates a broader disdain for the way AI is overtaking technology, labor, and culture.
"Clankers": A robot slur emerges to express disdain for AI's takeover
Only 11% of the general public said they were more excited than concerned about increased AI use in daily life.
