LLMs are not moral subjects and donโt possess subjective experience, and itโs socially harmful to pretend like they do.
The idea that โclankerโ is an offensive term is laughable.
That said, people using it sure do seem to intend it as an (ironic?) slur. Itโs kind of gross if someoneโs response to something they donโt like is to try to invent a new slur-shaped thing? Like, this is not an act of structural creativity. Itโs following an established playbook and itโs not a pretty one.
Itโs possible for someone whoโs subjected to a slur to reclaim it. It is not possible to redeem the act of directing slurs externally. Being ironic about doing is an excuse to justify engaging in patterns of behavior that we all know are destructive. โWhat if I could slur but for goodโ is some sort of adolescent fantasy.
Also, using language intended to emotionally wound something implies that it has emotions, which, see my first point. Insulting an LLM in personal terms is still humanizing it.
โClankerโ: 2/10, do not recommend.
(It gets 1 point for at least not being a real slur, which I guess is how low my standards are these days)