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This is hilarious, and the implied weightings seem representative of Bay Area reality. In the US, "Asian" is understood in common speech to mean "East Asian,"
by hilux 3y ago
This is hilarious, and the implied weightings seem representative of Bay Area reality.
In the US, "Asian" is understood in common speech to mean "East Asian," as opposed to "Indian" or "South Asian." That particular objection feels disingenuous. The article was strong enough without it.
- yumraj 3y agoSo if people use a word incorrectly or colloquially, AI should too? As an example, would you be OK if you searched for a list of Asian countries on Google or ChatGPT or Facebook's AI, and got only a list of East Asian countries? BTW, from what I know, in the UK Asian is commonly referred to people from the Indian Sub-Continent.
- hilux 3y agoIt's an American reporter, writing for an American publication, probably connecting from a US IP address. Why would she expect UK English? And to answer your question, yes, I'd prefer and expect the AI (just like any human) to use colloquial English rather than some pedantic but technically correct vocabulary. If you're in the UK or India and had the same experience, I'd understand your confusion. You should write an article! But if you prefer the pedantic train, "subcontinent" is one word, a common noun, neither hyphenated nor capitalized.