AI washing

noun

Etymology

From AI + -wash + -ing.

  1. derived from a'y
  2. borrowed from aí<id:sloth>
  3. formed as ai washing — “AI + -wash + -ing

Definitions

  1. The deceptive marketing of a product or a service by overstating its use of artificial…

    The deceptive marketing of a product or a service by overstating its use of artificial intelligence.

  2. The use of artificial intelligence as an excuse for corporate measures such as layoffs.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for AI washing. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA