English Dictionary

hivemind

/ˈhaɪv.maɪnd/

noun

(science fiction) A collection of minds somehow linked or unified, possibly as if by telepathy. / (by extension) Collective intelligence, especially when facilitated by communication technology.

The hivemind of the ants allows them to work together efficiently.

意味（1）

(science fiction) A collection of minds somehow linked or unified, possibly as if by telepathy.

Though now extinct, the rachni once threatened every species in Citadel space. Over 2000 years ago, explorers foolishly opened a mass relay to a previously-unknown system and encountered something never seen before or since: a species of spacefaring insects guided by a hive-mind intelligence.

意味（2）

(by extension) Collective intelligence, especially when facilitated by communication technology.

The marvel of “hive mind” is that no one is in control, and yet an invisible hand governs, a hand that emerges from very dumb members.

意味（3）

(derogatory) A group of people who uncritically share beliefs or mindlessly follow orders.

Lehman, AIG, Anglo-Irish, etc. were not cases of immortal hive-minds at work; they were cases of kleptocrats run wild.