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Google’s Assistive Writing Feature Provided Allegedly Unnecessary and Clumsy Suggestions
Google’s “inclusive language” feature prompting writers to consider alternatives to non-inclusive words reportedly also recommend alternatives for words such as “landlord” and “motherboard,” which critics said was a form of obtrusive, unnecessary, and bias-reinforcing speech-policing.
- Date it happened
- 2022-04-19
- Organisation involved
- Google Docs
- Product, system or model
- Google's assistive writing feature is meant to make style and tone notes on word choice, concision, and inclusive language.
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