Essential AI-Era Slang Terms for Creative Professionals
By
Tom May
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Summary
This article explains 8 new slang terms that have emerged in the creative industry due to the AI revolution, helping professionals communicate effectively with colleagues and clients. It covers terms like 'clankers' (AI-generated content), 'delebs' (digital celebrities), and other AI-era jargon that creative professionals need to understand to stay current in meetings and collaborations.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledBecause the AI revolution isn't just changing creative roles, it's also spawning its own weird and wonderful language.
Whatever your creative discipline, you need to communicate effectively with your colleagues, collaborators, clients and bosses.
Not staying on top of Gen Alpha slang, for instance, would be delulu, no cap.
From 'clankers' to 'delebs', we explain all the words cool kids are throwing about in meetings.
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