Techno-Optimist

AKA: Cornucopian.
Context:
- They can range from being a New-Time Techno-Optimist to being a Neo-Techno-Optimist.
- They can range from being a Weak Techno-Optimist to being a Technological Utopian.
Example(s):
- Julian Simon.
- Bjorn Lomborg.
- Peter Diamandis.
- …
Counter-Example(s):
- a Malthusian.
- a Techno-Pessismist/Doomer.
See: Artisan, Industrial Revolution, Technological Employment, Cornucopia, Greek Mythology.

References

(Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornucopian Retrieved:2014-11-1.
- A cornucopian is a futurist who believes that continued progress and provision of material items for mankind can be met by similarly continued advances in technology. Fundamentally they believe that there is enough matter and energy on the Earth to provide for the ever-rising population of the world.
  Looking further into the future they posit that the abundance of matter and energy in space would appear to give humanity almost unlimited room for growth.
  The term comes from the cornucopia, the "horn of plenty" of Greek mythology, which magically supplied its owners with endless food and drink. The cornucopians are sometimes known as "boomsters", and their philosophic opponents—Malthus and his school—are called "doomsters" or “doomers."

http://www.usatoday.com/longform/news/nation/2014/10/28/low-skill-workers-face-mechanization-challenge/16392981/
- Andrew Crapuchettes, CEO of EMSI, points to recent changes in manufacturing as a harbinger for other industries. Thousands of production jobs were either automated or shipped overseas. ... It's a transition that will be painful, he says. "But when you come out of it, humans tend to figure out a way to survive, and they usually end up in a better spot because of it."

(Diamandis & Kotler, 2012) ⇒ Peter H. Diamandis), and Steven Kotler. (2012). “Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think."

(Simon, 1996) ⇒ Julian L. Simon. (1996). “The Ultimate Resource II." ISBN:0-691-00381-5

(Simon, 1981) ⇒ Julian L. Simon. (1981). “The Ultimate Resource." ISBN:0-85520-563-6.

(Turing, 1950) ⇒ Alan M Turing. (1950). “Computing Machinery and Intelligence.” In: Mind, 59.
- QUOTE: ... I believe that at the end of the century the use of words and general educated opinion will have altered so much that one will be able to speak of machines thinking without expecting to be contradicted. ... We may hope that machines will eventually compete with men in all purely intellectual fields ... we can see plenty there that needs to be done.