fauxtomation

English

Etymology

Blend of faux +‎ automation, coined by Astra Taylor.

Noun

fauxtomation (uncountable)

1. (neologism) Processes or products that are not fully automated, but are marketed or sold as such.
   • 2018 August, Astra Taylor, “The Automation Charade”, in Logic Magazine‎^[1], number 5:

     In its more harmless form, fauxtomation is merely a marketing ploy, a way to make pointless products seem cutting-edge.

   • 2021, Kate Crawford, chapter 2, in Atlas of AI […] , →ISBN:

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