TESCREAL
/ˈtɛskɹiːəl/
TESCREAL noun: an umbrella term for a group of ideological movements (transhumanism, extropianism, Singularitarianism, cosmism, rationalism, effective altruism, and longtermism).
Noun
TESCREAL (uncountable)
- An umbrella term for a group of ideological movements (transhumanism, extropianism, Singularitarianism, cosmism, rationalism, effective altruism, and longtermism).
- People who are very rich or very clever, or both, sometimes believe weird things. Some of these beliefs are captured in the acronym Tescreal. The letters represent overlapping futuristic philosophies — bookended by transhumanism and longtermism — favoured by many of AI’s wealthiest and most...2023 May 10, Anjana Ahuja, “We need to examine the beliefs of today’s tech luminaries”, in Financial Times
Forms of TESCREAL
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Origin of TESCREAL
Acronym of transhumanism + extropianism + Singularitarianism + cosmism + rationalism + effective altruism + longtermism, coined by Eritrean computer scientist Timnit Gebru and American philosopher Émile P. Torres in 2023, as an umbrella term for the collection of its constituent movements.
Words formed from TESCREAL
- TESCREALism
- TESCREAList
Questions about TESCREAL
- What does TESCREAL mean?
- TESCREAL means an umbrella term for a group of ideological movements (transhumanism, extropianism, Singularitarianism, cosmism, rationalism, effective altruism, and longtermism).
- What part of speech is TESCREAL?
- TESCREAL is a noun.
- How do you pronounce TESCREAL?
- TESCREAL is pronounced /ˈtɛskɹiːəl/.
Words near TESCREAL in the dictionary
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