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techno-pessimist

techno-pessimist is the alternative form of technopessimist.

Meaning of technopessimist

Noun

technopessimist (plural technopessimists)

  1. One who believes that modern technology will have negative effects on society.
    • Where a techno-pessimist like Yudkowsky would have us address the biggest-picture threats conceivable[…] neo-luddites tend to focus on ground-level concerns. Employment, especially, because this is where technology enriched by AIs seems to be causing the most pain.2024 February 17, Tom Lamont, “‘Humanity’s remaining timeline? It looks more like five years than 50’: meet the neo-luddites warning of an AI apocalypse”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of techno-pessimist

pluraltechno-pessimists

Questions about techno-pessimist

What is techno-pessimist the alternative form of?
Techno-pessimist is the alternative form of technopessimist.

Words near techno-pessimist in the dictionary

  1. techno-optimists
  2. techno-organizational
  3. techno-oriental
  4. techno-orientalism
  5. techno-pessimism
  6. techno-pessimist
  7. techno-pessimists
  8. techno-savvy
  9. techno-shamanic
  10. techno-shamanism
  11. techno-thriller

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