"botsplaining" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Patterned after mansplaining. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} botsplaining (uncountable)
  1. Speech produced by software, intended to appear helpful, but often unhelpful; especially when produced by artificial intelligence (AI) software bots. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-botsplaining-en-noun-h60coFrj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49

Verb

Etymology: Patterned after mansplaining. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} botsplaining
  1. present participle and gerund of botsplain Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: botsplain
    Sense id: en-botsplaining-en-verb-o5GFAWHW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
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          "produce",
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        ],
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          "AI",
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        ]
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