Skepticism Glossary
Browse 6 skepticism terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.
6 Skepticism Terms
- AI Skeptic
- A person who questions AI claims, timelines, product value, safety narratives, or business hype rather than assuming optimistic outcomes. In healthy teams, AI...
- Cargo Cult Science
- A term popularized by Richard Feynman for work that imitates the appearance of scientific rigor without the substance of honest testing and self-correction. In...
- Luddite Tech
- A dismissive or ironic label for resistance to new technology, especially when critics are portrayed as reflexively anti-tech.
- The Cloud Is Just Someone Else's Computer
- A skeptical phrase reminding people that cloud services still run on physical hardware owned and operated by another party, with all the trust and dependency...
- Trust Me Bro
- A sarcastic label for an argument or claim offered without evidence, rigor, or reproducible support. In technical discussion it is a quick way to reject...
- Vaporware
- Software or hardware that has been announced or marketed but has not been released and may never be. The gap between the press release and reality. Some famous...
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