hivemind
noun/ˈhaɪv.maɪnd/
Etymology
From hive + mind, originally applied to beehives. As a metaphor for collective intelligence popularized in Out of Control (1992) by Kevin Kelly.
Definitions
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.
- We have the villainous Borg of Star Trek: a hive mind of individuals robbed of their individuality, communicating with each other not by touch or even speech but by omnipresent computer networks.
Collective intelligence, especially when facilitated by communications technology.
- 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.
- The hive mind should be thought of as a tool. Empowering the collective does not empower individuals — just the reverse is true.
- In any case, culture and technology are increasingly reliant on the hive mind–and whatever its faults, Lanier's broadside helps us consider the consequences of this momentous development.
A group of people who uncritically share beliefs, behave very similarly or mindlessly…
A group of people who uncritically share beliefs, behave very similarly or mindlessly follow orders.
- Lehman, AIG, Anglo-Irish, etc. were not cases of immortal hive-minds at work; they were cases of kleptocrats run wild.
The neighborhood
- neighbormegamind
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for hivemind. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA