grammargirl commented on the word fauxtomation
A Brief History of Automatons That Were Actually People
When human labor is hidden under the veneer of a robot or AI tool, that’s “fauxtomation”
Scientific American. April 23, 2024
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-there-a-human-hiding-behind-that-robot-or-ai/
June 17, 2025
grammargirl commented on the word howlround
New use? "Large language model (LLM)-driven AI systems may exhibit an
inference failure mode we term ‘neural howlround,’ a self-reinforcing
cognitive loop where certain highly weighted inputs become dominant,
leading to entrenched response patterns resistant to correction." — from https://arxiv.org/pdf/2504.07992, referenced in a 404 Media article: https://www.404media.co/pro-ai-subreddit-bans-uptick-of-users-who-suffer-from-ai-delusions/
June 2, 2025
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grammargirl commented on the word fauxtomation
A Brief History of Automatons That Were Actually People
When human labor is hidden under the veneer of a robot or AI tool, that’s “fauxtomation”
Scientific American. April 23, 2024
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-there-a-human-hiding-behind-that-robot-or-ai/
June 17, 2025
grammargirl commented on the word howlround
New use? "Large language model (LLM)-driven AI systems may exhibit an
inference failure mode we term ‘neural howlround,’ a self-reinforcing
cognitive loop where certain highly weighted inputs become dominant,
leading to entrenched response patterns resistant to correction." — from https://arxiv.org/pdf/2504.07992, referenced in a 404 Media article: https://www.404media.co/pro-ai-subreddit-bans-uptick-of-users-who-suffer-from-ai-delusions/
June 2, 2025