fauxtomation

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noun

Processes or products that are not fully automated, but are marketed or sold as such.

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Meanings

nounfauxtomation (uncountable)
  1. neologismuncountableProcesses or products that are not fully automated, but are marketed or sold as such.

    Fauxtomation does not directly replace human labor; rather, it relocates and disperses it in space and time.

    2021, Kate Crawford, chapter 2, in Atlas of AI […] , →ISBN
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    In its more harmless form, fauxtomation is merely a marketing ploy, a way to make pointless products seem cutting-edge.

    2018 August, Astra Taylor, “The Automation Charade”, in Logic Magazine, number 5

Origin

Blend of faux + automation, coined by Astra Taylor.

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APA

fauxtomation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fauxtomation

MLA

“fauxtomation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fauxtomation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fauxtomation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fauxtomation.

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