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The term black technology describes advanced innovations that often confuse understanding, highlighting a cultural gap in tech terminology.
Recently I came across a thought provoking entry by Gabriele de Seta on ‘black technology’ ( heikeji 黑科技), a Chinese term used to describe cutting edge and futuristic technologies, so advanced that they defy comprehension. Researching further, I was struck by how commonplace this idea is in Chinese, while it is effectively unknown in English.
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