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great bifurcation

great bifurcation noun: a point where the total automation of all human labor permanently divides humanity into the permanent underclass and those who own property and capital.

Noun

great bifurcation (plural great bifurcations)

  1. (artificial intelligence) A point where the total automation of all human labor permanently divides humanity into the permanent underclass and those who own property and capital.
    • People will endure a lot of indignity to avoid being left behind without VC money when the great bifurcation takes place. Nobody wants to be part of the permanent underclass.2026 March, Sam Kriss, “Child's Play: Tech's New Generation and the End of Thinking”, in Harper's Magazine
  2. Any event that irreversibly splits people into two groups.

Forms of great bifurcation

pluralgreat bifurcations

Questions about great bifurcation

What does great bifurcation mean?
Great bifurcation means a point where the total automation of all human labor permanently divides humanity into the permanent underclass and those who own property and capital.
What part of speech is great bifurcation?
Great bifurcation is a noun.
What is the plural of great bifurcation?
The plural of great bifurcation is great bifurcations.

Words near great bifurcation in the dictionary

  1. Great Belt
  2. Great Bend
  3. Great Bentley
  4. Great Bernera
  5. great beyond
  6. great bifurcation
  7. great bifurcations
  8. great big
  9. Great Bird Island
  10. great bit bucket in the sky
  11. Great Bitter Lake

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