I made the mistake of fact-checking my half-elf information against an AI the other day. And the AI brought up the gem that using the word "half" was "inherently racist." This was later used by clickbait sites to paint the comment as saying "half elves are inherently racist," and down the rabbit hole we go.
I hate the Internet.
I don't mind the word half-elf, which has been in D&D for 50 years, and it is a shorthand way of saying elf-human ancestry. Granted, somebody at some time should have come up with a "Drow" style name that describes them with a neutral word, as Tolkien calls them, Peredhel (plural Peredhil).
All of us would have been better served with a lore-friendly name that adds flavor, presence, and beauty to the background. Something like Semidryas, Latin for:
Semi: Half
Dryas: Elf or Sprite.
But the AI repeated the claim, and mixed it in with the "inherently racist" clickbait claims, and I realized there are times when AI is just garbage in, garbage out. It started pulling in arguments on RPG sites, and I deleted the conversation. It was like having a virtual agent repeat the most stupid pen-and-paper flamebait from the last 5 years to me, summarized.
AI, you suck. I know what I know. I think what I think. I am not having AI tell me otherwise.
Semidryas, plural Semidryades, I put you in the public domain and pray this ends.
Like dandelion seeds to the wind, spread and make the world a more beautiful place. And remember, it takes human intelligence to come up with this stuff, not an AI.
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