Meanings
- derogatoryuncountableartificial intelligenceBiological life, particularly human life, that has no productive value following the singularity.
Not to worry. All that redundant biomass will make excellent feed stock for the 3D printers.
2016 December 16, KathyPartdeux, “Kevin Kelly: How AI can bring on a second Industrial Revolution”, in BoingBoing BBS, archived from the original on 19 Dec 20242 more examples
At the same time, AI and automation are getting close to making most of the human population redundant biomass. In the absence of radical changes to our current system, billions will be unemployable leading to even more suffering.
2026 March 18, u/neurapathy, “What's the least immoral reason for procreation?”, in r/antinatalism (Reddit post), archived from the original on 12 May 2026Rather than borrow the Nazi terminology, I have my own term for how most humans will be treated under a fully automated regime: redundant biomass.
2026 May 1, David Shapiro, “You're not ready for how AI will refactor society”, in David Shapiro’s Substack, archived from the original on 12 May 2026
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redundant biomass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redundant%20biomass
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