TESCREAL

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/ˈtɛskɹiːəl//ˈtɛskɹiːl/

noun

An umbrella term for a group of ideological movements (transhumanism, extropianism, Singularitarianism, cosmism, rationalism, effective altruism, and longtermism).

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Meanings

nounTESCREAL (uncountable)

alternative Tescreal

  1. uncountableAn umbrella term for a group of ideological movements (transhumanism, extropianism, Singularitarianism, cosmism, rationalism, effective altruism, and longtermism).
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    People who are very rich or very clever, or both, sometimes believe weird things. Some of these beliefs are captured in the acronym Tescreal. The letters represent overlapping futuristic philosophies — bookended by transhumanism and longtermism — favoured by many of AI’s wealthiest and most prominent supporters.

    2023 May 10, Anjana Ahuja, “We need to examine the beliefs of today’s tech luminaries”, in Financial Times

Origin

Acronym of transhumanism + extropianism + Singularitarianism + cosmism + rationalism + effective altruism + longtermism, coined by Eritrean computer scientist Timnit Gebru and American philosopher Émile P. Torres in 2023, as an umbrella term for the collection of its constituent movements.

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French TESCREAL
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APA

TESCREAL. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TESCREAL

MLA

“TESCREAL.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TESCREAL. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “TESCREAL,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TESCREAL.

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