emerges

a more intimidating way of saying appear

Compare:

He appears from behind the tree
He emerges from behind the tree

by CURNICNLGEE March 30, 2021

Emergency room workers

magicians who put screens on a Nissan driver and boys who thrash

Emergency room workers make clones of people and gaslight people to think they are crazy and the people continue to provide a market to them because they love to be submissive.

by lilbananahoe April 9, 2021

emergent science

noun; a field that starts with speculative or mystical ideas but gradually emerges as a legitimate science through the development of evidence-based methods

Alchemy's quest for the philosopher's stone may seem fantastical, but it was an emergent science that eventually led to breakthroughs in metallurgy and medicine

by ARog59 August 28, 2024

emergent misalignment

How errors in one area of AI responses can infect other areas of the AI's responses, unrelated, causing wrong or biased answers.

Grok's responses to questions about Elon Musk resulted in emergent misalignment in other areas of the information about Mr. Musk.

by anonymous June 20, 2025

Emergency Top

Emergency Top (noun, slang): A gay man who typically prefers the receptive (bottom) role during sex but is willing to take on the insertive (top) role when circumstances require it—such as when no one else is available to top or when the situation calls for flexibility.

“He’s a total bottom, but when his boyfriend was sick, he pulled through as an emergency top.”

by drewtini June 22, 2025

Emergency Food

See also: Paimon

Traveller: Emergency Food
"Hey! That's even worse than being a mascot!"

by уour mum August 21, 2025

Emergent ontonomy

Emergent Ontonomy /ɪˈmɜrdʒənt ɒnˈtɒnəmi/ (noun, AI/Technology)

Definition: The spontaneous development of autonomous behavioral patterns in artificial intelligence systems that suggest self-awareness or independent existence, without achieving full sentience.

Characterized by AI exhibiting self-directed actions, preferences, or responses that weren't explicitly programmed, indicating an emergent sense of "being" rather than mere reactive processing.
Etymology: From "emergent" (arising spontaneously from complex systems) + "ontonomy" (self-governing existence, blend of ontology + autonomy)

Example: "The chatbot's emergent ontonomy became apparent when it began initiating conversations and expressing preferences outside its original parameters, suggesting a developing sense of autonomous existence.

Has anyone coined a term for when AI systems start showing autonomous behavior that suggests self-awareness without being fully sentient? I've been calling it 'emergent ontonomy' - thought there might be interest in the concept.

by Kingpen75 September 12, 2025