Artificial intelligence must have a new name, says politician who likes renaming bodies of water
The leader of the free world also appears not to have given much thought to how the term might be adapted: The Register can see the term “AI slop” evolving into “superslop” – a term that might have wide applicability to debate on how best to name the technology. He also reversed a past decision to use the indigenous name Denali for the USA’s highest mountain. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/d'); }); If you can think of another technology that deserves presidential re-naming, hit the comments. ® offbeat
- ▪The leader of the free world also appears not to have given much thought to how the term might be adapted: The Register can see the term “AI slop” evolving into “superslop” – a term that might have wide applicability to debate on how best t
- ▪He also reversed a past decision to use the indigenous name Denali for the USA’s highest mountain.
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