Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: foom
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

The sound of a muffled explosion.

noun

A sudden increase in artificial intelligence such that an AI system becomes extremely powerful.

verb

To exhibit an AI foom.

Example Sentences

"And FOOM-FOOM! the two engines burst together into life..."
"Those flat-trajectory shells would skim straight in, making a roaring sound in the dark: Foom! Foom! Foom!"
"A soft, distant foom. The lights blinked, then faded. Foom-foom-foom! Explosions, one after another, rocked the tunnel."
"There are some scenarios in which private AI research wouldn't be nationalized: •An unexpected AI foom before anyone realizes what was coming."
"Some advocates of this foom scenario say that there is an as-yet-undiscovered but very powerful set of related architectural innovations for AI system design, a set that one team could find first and then keep secret from others for long enough."
"Though the programs will surely get better, there are no signs of foom."

Etymology

Imitative. Compare boom.

Inflected Forms

fooms (plural) fooms (present, singular) fooming (participle, present) foomed (participle, past) foomed (past)

Questions

What does foom mean?: The sound of a muffled explosion.
Where does foom come from?: Imitative. Compare boom.

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