@mathowie
from 2021:
> (...) Our study introduces the concept of tortured phrases: unexpected weird phrases in lieu of established ones, such as ‘counterfeit consciousness’ instead of ‘artificial intelligence.’

Examples:
Colossal information -> Big data
Counterfeit consciousness -> Artificial intelligence
Flag to commotion -> Signal to noise

arxiv.org/abs/2107.06751
nature.com/articles/d41586-021