It’s frankly a little silly to play word games like this when our world is clearly changing much faster than language usually does. There are practical, obviou

It’s frankly a little silly to play word games like this when our world is clearly changing much faster than language usually does. There are practical, obvious differences between stubbing your toe and something that’s loosely aligned yet probably capable of convincing people en masse to do actions in the real world (or will be soon, at best). If your word games contradict the plainly obvious fact, it’s a good sign your words are just failing you. “Malevolent” is a perfectly understandable stand-in for “non-sentient yet active agent with apparently negative valence”