I found this while browsing Reddit, and going past the first reaction of “this is terrible” I think it can spark an interesting discussion on machine learning and how our own societal problems can end up creating bad habits and immortalizing those issues when building such systems.

So, what do you guys think about this?

  • Dragon
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    3 years ago

    They can be used for a singular person according to some dictionaries https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/they

    It’s not ideal in all situations though, since we need to be able to differentiate between plural and singular pronouns. He/she would make more sense in this context.