APedant's definitions
A "Turing slip" a revelatory error, wherein the AI unintentionally exposes:
Limitations of its training data (e.g., outdated knowledge, bias).
Constraints or heuristics built into its model.
Templated or predictive behavior not reflective of genuine understanding.
A linguistic or behavioral anomaly in an AI's output that unintentionally reveals its artificiality, limitations, or engineered nature—compromising the illusion of humanlike intelligence.
Limitations of its training data (e.g., outdated knowledge, bias).
Constraints or heuristics built into its model.
Templated or predictive behavior not reflective of genuine understanding.
A linguistic or behavioral anomaly in an AI's output that unintentionally reveals its artificiality, limitations, or engineered nature—compromising the illusion of humanlike intelligence.
by APedant July 18, 2025
Get the Turing Slipmug. Also "Ikeda Derangement Syndrome"(IDS)
noun
1. A memetic condition afflicting members of the Soka Gakkai, marked by irrational, bizarre, and fixated patterns of thought and behavior in relation to Daisaku Ikeda.
2. The tendency to elevate Ikeda to quasi-divine status, to interpret all events through his alleged wisdom, and to react with disproportionate hostility to any criticism of him.
Symptoms include:
Adulation Inflation: Ascribing supernatural foresight or cosmic importance to otherwise banal quotations.
Hostile Reverence: Branding dissenters as “slanderers,” “negative influences,” or “enemies of peace.”
Cognitive Lockstep: Reframing all nuance as betrayal; mistaking uniformity for unity.
Magical Attribution: Treating random life events as confirmation of Ikeda’s protection or “proof of his eternal guidance.”
noun
1. A memetic condition afflicting members of the Soka Gakkai, marked by irrational, bizarre, and fixated patterns of thought and behavior in relation to Daisaku Ikeda.
2. The tendency to elevate Ikeda to quasi-divine status, to interpret all events through his alleged wisdom, and to react with disproportionate hostility to any criticism of him.
Symptoms include:
Adulation Inflation: Ascribing supernatural foresight or cosmic importance to otherwise banal quotations.
Hostile Reverence: Branding dissenters as “slanderers,” “negative influences,” or “enemies of peace.”
Cognitive Lockstep: Reframing all nuance as betrayal; mistaking uniformity for unity.
Magical Attribution: Treating random life events as confirmation of Ikeda’s protection or “proof of his eternal guidance.”
After reading three pages of Ikeda’s speeches, she declared her houseplants were “thriving on Sensei’s eternal life force”—a textbook case of Ikeda-Derangement-Syndrome.
by APedant September 5, 2025
Get the Ikeda-Derangement-Syndromemug. Etymology: From henchman + puppet, reflecting a subordinate agent deployed to execute the will of a superior while concealing autonomy.
Definition: A pseudonymous online persona, operated singly or by multiple individuals, used by an organization or collective to harass, intimidate, or manipulate a target. Unlike ordinary sockpuppets, HenchPuppets function as digital proxies of an organization, executing strategic harm while maintaining plausible deniability for the sponsoring entity.
Characteristics:
Intentional harm: Primary function is targeted harassment, defamation, or psychological manipulation.
Organizational coordination: May be multi-author or systematically guided by a central entity.
Plausible deniability: Designed to conceal the identity of the true orchestrators.
Weaponized messaging: Posts, replies, and content are strategically timed and emotionally manipulative, often reflecting propaganda techniques.
Definition: A pseudonymous online persona, operated singly or by multiple individuals, used by an organization or collective to harass, intimidate, or manipulate a target. Unlike ordinary sockpuppets, HenchPuppets function as digital proxies of an organization, executing strategic harm while maintaining plausible deniability for the sponsoring entity.
Characteristics:
Intentional harm: Primary function is targeted harassment, defamation, or psychological manipulation.
Organizational coordination: May be multi-author or systematically guided by a central entity.
Plausible deniability: Designed to conceal the identity of the true orchestrators.
Weaponized messaging: Posts, replies, and content are strategically timed and emotionally manipulative, often reflecting propaganda techniques.
"The whistleblower discovered that many hostile comments on their forum were generated by HenchPuppets—accounts tracing back to the cult's PR division."
by APedant August 31, 2025
Get the HenchPuppetmug.