techno-optimism

English

Etymology

techno- +‎ optimism

Noun

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

1. Optimism about the potential of technology.
   • 2023 November 20, Karen Hao, Charlie Warzel, “Inside the Chaos at OpenAI”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:

     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.

Related terms

• techno-optimist

See also

• technodeterminism
• techno-utopianism
• technophoria