Microsoft to Release Version of Word That Makes Your Grammar ‘Politically Correct’
Microsoft is set to release a new version of Word that uses artificial intelligence to make your writing ‘politically correct’.
The new feature, called ‘Ideas in Word’, will recommend ‘sensitive’ phrases like “We need to get some fresh blood in here” be modified so that “fresh blood” becomes “new employees”.
“It might underline places where your writing exhibited gender bias,” reports Fast Company. “If you tend to say “mailman” or Congressman” in the generic, it might suggest you use “mailperson” or “Congressperson.” If you use the term “gentlemen’s agreement,” it may suggest you use “unspoken agreement” instead.”
The term “disabled person” would be replaced with “person with a disability while the new version’s “inclusiveness check” searches for words or phrases that might be “offensive” to someone from another country or culture.
Rumor has it that every new purchase of Word will come with a voucher for a yearly supply of soy lattes from Starbucks.
The thought police are taking over.
OMGosh, stop this insanity!
How long before un-PC speech gets us jail time in this country?
My fears for out country are realized.