anthropoceneThe current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.
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The epoch dating from the start of significant human impact on the world's geology and ecosystems.
techno-humanismA belief that humans can and should use technology to alter and improve their physical and mental abilities.
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An idea relating to the use of technology to enhance human physical and cognitive abilities.
dataismThe belief that the universe consists of data flows, and the value of any phenomenon or entity is determined by its contribution to data processing.
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A cultural mindset that privileges, values, and trusts data and data processing as supreme orchestrators of knowledge and form.
super organismAn organized system conceived as analogous to a living being, especially society or the internet viewed in an ecological context.
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A complex organized system, analogous to an organism, comprising of interdependent parts functioning as a whole - often used to refer to a society or a technological network.
SingularityA hypothetical future point in time when Artificial Intelligence will surpass humans as the most intelligent entities on earth.
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A hypothetical moment in time when artificial intelligence and other technologies have become so advanced that humanity undergoes a dramatic and irreversible change.