AIpocalypse

Blend of AI +‎ apocalypse, or from AI +‎ -pocalypse.

• enPR: ā′ī-pŏk′ə-lĭps′
• (Received Pronunciation, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪ̯.aɪ̯ˈpɒk.əˌlɪps/

  (older Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪ̯.aɪ̯ˈpɔːk.əˌlɪps/

  (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪ̯.ʌɪ̯ˈpɒk.əˌlɪps/, (cot–caught merger) /ˌeɪ̯.aɪ̯ˈpɑk.əˌlɪps/, /ˌeɪ̯.ʌɪ̯ˈpɑk.əˌlɪps/

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪ̯.aɪ̯ˈpɔk.əˌlɪps/, (cot–caught merger) /ˌeɪ̯.aɪ̯ˈpɑk.əˌlɪps/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌæɪ̯.ɑe̯ˈpɔk.əˌlɪps/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌæɪ̯.aɪ̯ˈpɒk.əˌləps/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˌe.aɪ̯ˈpɔk.əˌlɪps/, /ˌe.ʌi̯ˈpɔk.əˌlɪps/, /ˌe.əi̯ˈpɔk.əˌlɪps/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˌeː.ajˈpɔk.aˌlɪps/
• Rhymes: -ɒkəlɪps
• Hyphenation: AI‧poc‧a‧lypse

AIpocalypse (plural AIpocalypses)

2. Any of several proposed apocalypses that might be triggered by artificial intelligence. [21st c.]
   2. One in which strong AI becomes so powerful that it overpowers humans and does things detrimental to human interests and quality of life.
   4. One in which even weak AI causes such disruption of business models and/or negative sociobehavioural changes in humans that it leads to the collapse of an industry, of several industries, or of the entire global economy and civil society.