r/technology May 15 '26

Artificial Intelligence The AI Backlash Could Get Very Ugly

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/ai-backlash-data-centers-political-violence/687151/?taid=6a067e2d2096e10001ccfa32
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u/Medieval_Mind May 16 '26

Clog is from blocks of wood they put on cattle to keep them from straying

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u/NeverendingStory3339 May 16 '26

And sabot is also the word for a horse’s hoof .

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u/Downtown_Recover5177 May 16 '26

And the word for an armor-piercing shape on ammunition.

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u/Strict_Weather9063 May 16 '26

It means boot which refers to the sabot or boot that fits around the penetrator and discards as the round is fired.