Over the past few weeks, I have adopted a practice of always referring to ML-based generators—things like Stable Diffusion, ChatGPT, etc—as ML (and often as "ML

Over the past few weeks, I have adopted a practice of always referring to ML-based generators—things like Stable Diffusion, ChatGPT, etc—as ML (and often as "ML programs" or "software" in some form) and not AI, not because I don't think ML is a subfield of the broader field of AI, but because of all the absolutely ridiculous hype I've seen from people who clearly see "AI" and think that means it's genuinely sapient. As people with genuine technical knowledge and expertise, I think we have a responsibility to at least try to put a damper on that kind of breathless hyperbole, and being clearer about how we refer to these programs is one simple way we can do so.