Sounds like something a clanker would write....

OK wetware.

You showed that meatbag who's root

Maybe you're in different circles than me, but the term clankers is very well known at this point in all my groups, including non tech adjacent people.

Everyone makes jokes about clankers and it's caught on like wildfire.

it's known in my circles too, but it's one of those words known as a cringe-inducer. like 'broligarchy' or 'trad'.

but going off of other social trends like this that probably means it's mega popular and about to be the next over-used phrases across the universe.

Adding to the ancedata, it’s used in my circles primarily by non techie people and as a proxy for bosses using them to replace workers.

“Digital scab” would be synonymous with the way they use it

I only know "trad" in the climbing sense - what's the new slang meaning?

This is the 3rd instance I've seen a disjoin clique use it. Unless some major new terms comes around soon, this one will stick for some time.

I’ve been seeing it everywhere. Including weird places like in game chat in games. Maybe a half joking reference to aimbots not sure

I'm on the phone with Merriam-Webster right now to let them know that internet user aldousd666 thinks it's a conspiracy. We're pulling a team together and sending investigators to your house. You are scheduled for "Good Morning America" in seven hours.

It's artificial paired with hidden political recruiting

It's a generational thing as well as what sites you frequent.

The term clanker is used very frequently on social media as well as different chat tools, especially as responses to obvious AI Agents and Bots.

I prefer to label them 'tin cans', but eh, fine, 'clanker' it is

As far as I can tell, its the second or third or fourth most universal term behind chatgpt (to describe all llms), llms, or ai.

It also tends to be the one folks who do not really like ai use. I've been using it because it is a lot more fun, and faster, than saying llms.

Quite popular, at least among younger crowds. Hear it at least a few times a day irl, and more online.