Hivemind
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A collection of minds somehow linked or unified, possibly as if by telepathy.
"It traces the growth of homo gestalt with the uniting of six lovely outcasts of society who have psi powers and come together as a hive mind, thus creating a gestalt super-being."
- 2 Collective intelligence, especially when facilitated by communications technology. broadly
"The marvel of “hive mind” is that no one is in control, and yet an invisible hand governs, a hand that emerges from very dumb members."
- 3 A group of people who uncritically share beliefs or mindlessly follow orders. derogatory
"Lehman, AIG, Anglo-Irish, etc. were not cases of immortal hive-minds at work; they were cases of kleptocrats run wild."
Example
More examples"It traces the growth of homo gestalt with the uniting of six lovely outcasts of society who have psi powers and come together as a hive mind, thus creating a gestalt super-being."
Etymology
From hive + mind, originally applied to beehives. As a metaphor for collective intelligence popularized in Out of Control (1992) by Kevin Kelly.
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