TechnologyAugust 21, 2026

cyborg

SY-borg

Definition

A fictional being that is a blend of organic human tissue and mechanical or electronic parts.

Etymology

The word is a portmanteau of 'cybernetic' and 'organism,' coined in 1960 by scientists Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline to describe an enhanced human capable of surviving in extraterrestrial environments.

In the news

The article uses the term to describe the robotic assassin from The Terminator, highlighting the cultural trope of technology that becomes an uncontrollable, human-threatening force.

Shades of Skynet? State’s measured approach to AI policy development was wise plan

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