technopessimist

English

Alternative forms

• techno-pessimist

Etymology

From techno- +‎ pessimist.

Noun

technopessimist (plural technopessimists)

1. One who believes that modern technology will have negative effects on society.

   Hyponym: cyberpessimist

   • 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:

     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.