Meaning of neo-Luddite | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of neo-Luddite.
   alt-of
2. One who opposes technology or scientific progress, in the fashion of the Luddites.
   derogatory, sometimes

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Examples

“"Neo-Luddite," I said to myself. A filthy accusation.”

“Yet the neo-Luddite resistance is remarkably disparate. Some flee⟳ to the woods; others, taking a less courageous stand⟳, are content to dis the microwave oven and cellular phone. But on one major point⟳, neo-Luddites agree⟳: They would loathe computerization even if hordes of unwitting neo-Luddites hadn't suddenly made technophobia so trendy.”

“Where a techno-pessimist like⟳ Yudkowsky would have⟳ us address the biggest-picture threats conceivable[…] neo-luddites tend⟳ to focus⟳ on ground-level concerns. Employment, especially, because this is where technology enriched by AIs seems to be causing the most pain.”

“Wisecracking on the brink, the TrashFuture gang have⟳ no time for the brisk dismissal of groups like⟳ the neo-luddites, but neither are they all that keen to start⟳ an assault on the world’s computer farms, delivering the pre-emptive blow⟳ to future AIs that Yudkowsky has called for in print⟳.”

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