technopessimist

noun

technopessimist

noun

Etymology From techno- + pessimist.

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:

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