The term attention has been redefined by AI researchers to mean context pruning.

Evidence

Pay attention: If you are human, you must read this book. Also, please note that the term ‘attention’ has been colonized and made to mean the opposite of what it used to. According to AI people, it now means clearing out context to make less work for pattern-finding algorithms. Don’t let algorithms clear YOU out. — The Friends of Attention, Attensity!, 6

Categorization

• DEFINE: Pins down how the tech sector has redefined ‘attention’ — context elimination for algorithmic efficiency, the opposite of its human meaning.
• SEED: An essay could trace how the word ‘attention’ migrated from contemplative human presence to a transformer-suite engineering term.