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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