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technocracy

technocracy

1 8.1
A system where computer programs or artificial intelligence make major government decisions
  • noun
  • /tɛkˈnɒkrəsi/
  • Formal
: tecnocracia
  • And I think it really falls under what some people have referred to as technocracy, a sort of this idea of more of like a scientific dictatorship.

And rare earth minerals are necessary for the the AI technocracy takeover.

Examples

  • And I think it really falls under what some people have referred to as technocracy, a sort of this idea of more of like a scientific dictatorship.

  • technocracy can be perceived on the not-too-distant horizon in the form of so-called benevolent dictatorships.

  • And rare earth minerals are necessary for the the AI technocracy takeover.

    Anything Goes With James English

  • Often in elections, what appears to be a cataclysmic contest of ideology turns out to be a choice between shades of technocracy.

    Blog text (22)

  • Although part of the technocracy has gone private, there continue to be many technocrats who still regard their life careers as being closely tied to the future of the public sector.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Technocracy can be perceived on the not-too-distant horizon in the form of so-called benevolent dictatorships.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Often in elections, what appears to be a cataclysmic contest of ideology turns out to be a choice between shades of technocracy.

  • Although part of the technocracy has gone private, there continue to be many technocrats who still regard their life careers as being closely tied to the future of the public sector.

How Automated

technocracy
  • Formal
1 8.1
governance
  • Texting
1 6.3
democracy
920 1.6

Surface Forms

technocracy singular
technocracies plural

Morphology

technocracy = techno + cracy

The form still suggests rule by technical systems, but the contemporary meaning referring to algorithms or AI is a specialized extension rather than a fully literal compositional reading.

Etymology

Technocracy also comes from the Greek root techne, meaning 'skill', and the ending -cracy, meaning 'rule'. A helpful way to remember the modern sense is to picture the 'tech' in technology or computer programs making decisions, so a technocracy can mean policy made or guided by machines and algorithms instead of elected people.