techno-optimism

English

Etymology

From techno- +‎ optimism.

Noun

techno-optimism (usually uncountable, plural techno-optimisms)

1. Optimism about the potential of technology.

   Antonyms: technopessimism; technophobia, cyberphobia, computerphobia, Internetphobia

   Coordinate terms: technodeterminism, techno-futurism, technophoria, techno-utopianism, cyberutopianism

   Near-synonym: cyberoptimism

   • 2023 November 20, Karen Hao, Charlie Warzel, “Inside the Chaos at OpenAI”, in The Atlantic‎:

     Altman’s dismissal by OpenAI’s board on Friday was the culmination of a power struggle between the company’s two ideological extremes—one group born from Silicon Valley techno-optimism, energized by rapid commercialization; the other steeped in fears that AI represents an existential risk to humanity and must be controlled with extreme caution.

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