AIpocalypse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of several proposed apocalypses that might be triggered by artificial intelligence.
One in which strong AI becomes so powerful that it overpowers humans and does things detrimental to human interests and quality of life.
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.

Pronunciation

ā′ī-pŏk′ə-lĭps′ /ˌeɪ̯.aɪ̯ˈpɒk.əˌlɪps/ /ˌeɪ̯.aɪ̯ˈpɔːk.əˌlɪps/ /ˌeɪ̯.ʌɪ̯ˈpɒk.əˌlɪps/ /ˌeɪ̯.aɪ̯ˈpɑk.əˌlɪps/ /ˌeɪ̯.ʌɪ̯ˈpɑk.əˌlɪps/ /ˌeɪ̯.aɪ̯ˈpɔk.əˌlɪps/ /ˌæɪ̯.ɑe̯ˈpɔk.əˌlɪps/ /ˌæɪ̯.aɪ̯ˈpɒk.əˌləps/ /ˌe.aɪ̯ˈpɔk.əˌlɪps/ /ˌe.ʌi̯ˈpɔk.əˌlɪps/ /ˌe.əi̯ˈpɔk.əˌlɪps/ /ˌeː.ajˈpɔk.aˌlɪps/

Word forms

AIpocalypse AIpocalypses

Etymology

Blend of AI + apocalypse, or from AI + -pocalypse.

Related words

AI winter SaaSpocalypse enshittification paperclip maximizer

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