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Re:Show HN: Axe A 12MB binary that replaces your AI framework by cweagans on Thursday March 12, 2026 @02:54PM (#47355444)
This is the second time I've seen somebody use the word "clankers" in the last couple days to refer to AI. Is that a thing now? Where'd that come from?

Gonna be honest, it has taken away from the message both times I've seen it. It feels a bit like you're LARPing your favorite humans vs robots tv show.

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Re:Show HN: Axe A 12MB binary that replaces your AI framework by JadeNB on Thursday March 12, 2026 @03:01PM (#47355542)
You can find the answers to both of your questions on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clanker
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Re:Show HN: Axe A 12MB binary that replaces your AI framework by anigbrowl on Thursday March 12, 2026 @03:01PM (#47355543)
It is a thing, i've been hearing it for at least 6 months. There's a lot of people who really hate AI and want nothing to do with it.
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Re:Show HN: Axe A 12MB binary that replaces your AI framework by MisterTea on Thursday March 12, 2026 @05:25PM (#47357346)
I've been hearing the term in IRC and discords for about a year or more already.

I get that it can seem childish but when you compare that to the indolent people who are demanding AI, it cancels out.

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Re:Show HN: Axe A 12MB binary that replaces your AI framework by jrop on Thursday March 12, 2026 @11:53PM (#47360502)
We have been rewatching Clone Wars as a family, and I, for one, find this terminology hilarious given the use of it in the series towards the separatist droids.
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Re:Show HN: Axe A 12MB binary that replaces your AI framework by a96 on Friday March 13, 2026 @08:32AM (#47363606)
It mostly sounds like people who are desperate to use racist slurs and have finally found a(nother) public outlet for it.
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Re:Show HN: Axe A 12MB binary that replaces your AI framework by hexasquid on Friday March 13, 2026 @03:35PM (#47368708)
"Clanker" is a sign that we're dealing with a Blade Runner, and better be careful
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