AI glossary · Ethics, safety and privacy
AI washing
AI washing is exaggerating or misrepresenting how much a product uses AI, or what its AI can do, to make it sound more advanced.
In more detail
Like greenwashing for environmental claims, AI washing uses “AI-powered” as a marketing label. Regulators in some countries have fined companies for misleading AI claims.
When comparing tools, look for specifics: what the AI actually does, what it can’t do and how results are checked.
Related terms
AI slopAI slop is low-quality AI-generated content, such as generic articles, fake images or spammy videos, mass-produced to fill feeds and search results.AI wrapperAn AI wrapper is an app built on top of someone else’s AI model, adding its own interface, prompts or workflow rather than its own model.AI literacyAI literacy is knowing enough about how AI works to use it well: when to trust it, how to check it, and where its limits and risks are.
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