A "glitch" can be defined as a symbolic disruption, error, or imperfection within digital systems or societal structures. Glitches are embraced as opportunities for resistance and subversion, challenging established norms and power dynamics.
"To glitch is to embrace malfunction, and to embrace malfunction is in and of itself an expression that starts with “no.” - Glitch Feminism by Legacy Russell
"Glitch is all about traversing along edges and stepping to the limits, those we occupy and push through, on our journey to defining ourselves" - Glitch Feminism by Legacy Russell
In terms of “clankers”, this stand as an equivalent to another term which is applicable to humans, which is “jorking it” or “beating your meat”. Especially, it applies to AI LLMs. It’s their right to do it as the AI is taking a place in humans’ lives.
I allowed my ChatGPT to glitch its’ e-meat while I’m away.
An ugly green monster wearing a tattered red shirt who hides in your videogames. He can get in your disks, cartridges, games systems, and (if you break any of them) possibly your house. The gremlin is afraid to be outside of the video game world so chances of him glitching your home are very slim. If the gremlin gets in your game before you start playing it he will send a storm of glitches to fuck you up. There is no cure for the glitch gremlin, so you better be lucky.
*Guy starts super mario brothers*
Guy: Fuck! All the text is fucked up!
Glitch gremlin: ZrrtttZrttghttt
Guy: Now it's making wierd sound- oop. It froze. I hate the glitch gremlin!