Google wakes up!Search engine rolls out ‘inclusive language’ feature to cut down on politically incorrect words
- Users who enter “host” will see a warning “may not include all readers”
- Gender-specific terms like “police” should be replaced with “police”
- Critics argue that pushing users to wake-up language goes too far
Google has launched an “inclusive language” feature aimed at avoiding politically incorrect words.
Users who enter “host” will see a “may not include all readers” warning and be advised to use “owner” or “owner” instead.
The word “human” is an alternative to the word “human” that the online giant apparently considers controversial.
Users who enter “host” will see a “may not include all readers” warning and be advised to use “owner” or “owner” instead
Gender-specific terms like “police” or “housewife” should also be replaced with “police” and “full-time spouse” under the new Google Docs style plan. It’s now rolling out to what the company calls enterprise-level users.
Many computer documentation systems use methods to correct spelling and grammar.
But critics argue that pushing users to wake-up language goes too far. Testing of the system has also led to major flaws.
Transcript of an interview with former Klu Klux Klan leader David Duke in which he used offensive racial slurs and talked about hunting black people without warning.
But it suggested that President John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address should say “for all mankind” rather than “for all mankind.”
Many computer documentation systems use methods to correct spelling and grammar. But critics argue that pushing users to wake-up language goes too far.Testing of the system also led to major flaws
Silkie Carlo of campaign group Big Brother Watch told the Sunday Telegraph: “Google’s new word warnings are not helpful, they are very intrusive.
“This kind of speech regulation is extremely clumsy, creepy and wrong, and often fuels bias.”
Sam Bowman of the online magazine Works in Progress said: “It felt intimidating and added an unwelcome political/cultural leaning to what I’d rather be a neutral product. [as] a user.
“Our technology is improving all the time, but we’re not yet there,” a Google spokesperson said. [have] Solutions to identify and mitigate all unwanted word associations and biases.
