Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

techno-optimism

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: tech-no-op-ti-mism
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Optimism about the potential of technology.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: cyberoptimism"
"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."

Etymology

From techno- + optimism.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

techno-optimisms (plural)

Phrases

techno-optimist

Frequently Paired Words

techno-optimist technodeterminism techno-futurism technophoria techno-utopianism cyberutopianism

Synonyms

cyberoptimism

Antonyms

technopessimism technophobia cyberphobia computerphobia Internetphobia

Questions

What does techno-optimism mean?: Optimism about the potential of technology.
Where does techno-optimism come from?: From techno- + optimism.

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