AIpocalypse
nounCA, UK /ˌeɪ̯.aɪ̯ˈpɒk.əˌlɪps/ · /ˌeɪ̯.aɪ̯ˈpɔːk.əˌlɪps/
Etymology Blend of AI + apocalypse, or from AI + -pocalypse.
› Any of several proposed apocalypses that…
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One in which strong AI becomes so powerful that it overpowers humans and does things detrimental to human interests and quality of life.
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One in which even weak AI causes such disruption of business models and/or negative sociobehavioural changes in humans that it leads to the collapse of an industry, of several industries, or of the entire global economy and civil society.
- Related terms
- AI winter, SaaSpocalypse, enshittification, paperclip maximizer