The technological enhancement of the human body and mind to exceed natural biological limits. It moves beyond repair (like a pacemaker) into deliberate upgrade: neural implants for instant memory recall, augmented reality lenses overlaying data on the visual field, or prosthetic limbs stronger and more dextrous than flesh. This field blurs the line between human and machine, raising profound questions about identity, inequality, and what it means to be "human" when your capabilities are downloadable and your senses are synthetic.
Augmentation Example: A construction worker with Augmented exoskeletal limbs that allow them to lift I-beams effortlessly, paired with eye implants that display structural stress loads in real time, is a cyborg not for war, but for work. Their human baseline has been permanently enhanced by integrated technology.
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Get the Augmentation mug.Modified or artificially supported thinking or mentality, mental state, or ability. Synthetically-assisted thought or ideas.
Her eyes stared back at me. She immediately recited a complex, itemised list. Her responses appeared to be augmental.
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Get the Augmental mug.Supported mental processes. Assisting human thinking. Enabling machine intelligence to work with thought processes.
She immediately recited a complex itemised list. Her response seemed almost augmental.
They were able to trace his thoughts augmentally throughout the events.
They were able to trace his thoughts augmentally throughout the events.
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Irrational hatred or fear of humans who use technological enhancements—like AI, cybernetics, or prosthetics—to expand their abilities. Especially when aimed at disabled people who overcome physical or cognitive impairment through assistive technology.
Irrational hatred or fear of humans who use technological enhancements—like AI, cybernetics, or prosthetics—to expand their abilities. Especially when aimed at disabled people who overcome physical or cognitive impairment through assistive technology.
“She faced augmentophobia from coworkers who resented her AI-assisted work efficiency.”
"Some truly hated Stephen Hawking because his voice incited their augmentaphobia."
"Some truly hated Stephen Hawking because his voice incited their augmentaphobia."
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Get the rhythmic augmentation mug.Staff augmentation is a type of outsourcing model that uses temporary workers to fill short-term job positions within your company.
Your company aims to develop a gaming app, and you require seven developers and than you hire developers on contract to complete the work in desired time. This process is called Staff Augmentation.
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