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Careful Words for AI

Language decides what we fear, what we trust, and what we regulate. This glossary helps practitioners, philosophers, and prose writers choose terms that describe what these systems actually do — without borrowing the authority of a human mind.

Inspired by We Are Using the Wrong Words for AI by Dr Sam Illingworth and The Strategic Linguist, with additional entries.

What is a more careful replacement for:

Why this word misleads

Each sentence uses careless AI vocabulary. Click a highlighted word to see a careful alternative, then try rewriting the whole sentence in your own words.

Words are policy. Go slow.