Interregnum

in-ter-REG-nuhm (/ˌɪn tərˈrɛg nəm/)

an interval between reigns or governments; more broadly, a pause or gap in continuity.

“The rise of internet bot traffic feels like an interregnum online: humans aren’t gone, but we’re no longer the default majority.”

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a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike

something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially something that belongs to an earlier time

blindly or overly optimistic.

to restate or summarise; to go over the main points again.

reasoning that tests truth by holding opposing ideas in tension.

seeing meaningful patterns (often faces) in vague or random data.