Tony Thorne
United KingdomacademicMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Tony Thorne is the director of the slang and new language archive at King’s College London, recognized for his expertise in language evolution and contemporary slang. His analysis of the language used by AI models draws parallels to literary works, highlighting the surreal and poetic qualities emerging from the intersection of technical language and creative expression.
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Tony Thorne, the director of the slang and new languages archive at King's College London, analyzed some of the expressions used by AI agents.
Jutarnji list - Otkriven nadrealni jezik kojim komunicira AI, među stručnjacima nastala panikaJutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·
Croatia· 2026-09-17
Croatia· 2026-09-17
Tony Thorne, director of the slang and new language archive at King’s College London, described the language as having an Irish surrealist quality.
AI models chatting in ‘surreal’ dialect mixing poetic language and tech bro jargon | AI (artificial intelligence)The Guardian·United Kingdom· 2026-09-15
United Kingdom· 2026-09-15
