Clanker

"Clanker" is a derogatory term used for robots or automated programs, particularly those driven by artificial intelligence (AI), and sometimes human-written code. The term rose to popularity on platforms like TikTok and Instagram, typically including images of characters with robotic characteristics (such as Cyborg from the DC universe, or Bot from the kid's show Team Umizoomi) with the text, "Would you call them a clanker?". The term seems to have been derived from "clank", which is an onomatopoeia for the sound of metal hitting something, and the "-er" suffix, meaning one who is/does. Thus, "clanker" essentially means "one who clanks".

Person 1: "I just subscribed to ChatGPT+ and bought a Roomba."
Person 2: "Ew, I hate those clankers."

by antytheprotogen September 25, 2025

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a slur for people who have android phones

is that a samsung? what are you , a fucking clanker?

by l_y_s_o_l January 11, 2022

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Alabama Clanker

AI for White Nationalists. Derived from the song “Alabama Nigger” by the late Johnny Rebel, who served as pivotal figure in the White Supremacy Movement in the 1960s.

Alabama Clanker is much more uncensored than Venice AI. It can generate information that is often times racist and political incorrect (and inaccurate like many AI chatbots). It can generate information denying the Holocaust, slavery, and segregation.

by kinghiroichi1 September 8, 2025

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