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How to survive a robot invasion : rights, responsibility, and AI
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Title
How to survive a robot invasion : rights, responsibility, and AI / David J. Gunkel.
ISBN
0429427867
0429765258
0429765266
0429765274
9780429427862
9780429765254
9780429765261
9780429765278
1138370711
9781138370715
Publication
New York : Routledge, 2020.
Copyright Notice Date
©2020
Physical Description
1 online resource (ix, 78 pages)
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"Routledge focus."
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Biographical / Historical Note
David J. Gunkel is an award-winning educator and scholar, specializing in the philosophy of technology. He is the author of nine books, including The Machine Question: Critical Perspectives on AI, Robots, and Ethics (2012); Robot Rights (2018) and An Introduction to Communication and AI (2019). He currently holds the position of Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Communication at Northern Illinois University, USA. More info at http://gunkelweb.com
Summary
In this short introduction, David J. Gunkel examines the shifting world of artificial intelligence, mapping it onto everyday twenty-first century life and probing the consequences of this ever-growing industry and movement. The book investigates the significance and consequences of the robot invasion in an effort to map the increasingly complicated social terrain of the twenty-first century. Whether we recognize it as such or not, we are in the midst of a robot invasion. What matters most in the face of this machine incursion is not resistance, but how we decide to make sense of and respond to the social opportunities and challenges that autonomous machines make available. How to Survive a Robot Invasion is a fascinating and accessible volume for students and researchers of new media, philosophy of technology, and their many related fields. It aims both to assist readers' efforts to understand a changing world and to provide readers with the critical insight necessary for grappling with our science fiction-like future.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Gunkel, David J. How to survive a robot invasion. New York : Routledge, 2020
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 07, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Introduction. 1.1. Robots ; 1.1.1. Science Fiction ; 1.1.2. Science Fact ; 1.2. The Invasion ; 1.2.1. Robots at Work ; 1.2.2. Robots at Home ; 1.3. The Program
2. Default Settings. 2.1. Technological Things ; 2.1.1. The Instrumental Theory of Technology ; 2.1.2. Standard Operating Presumptions ; 2.1.3. Mistakes and Errors ; 2.2. The Right(s) Stuff ; 2.2.1. Substantive Stuff ; 2.2.2. Terminological Troubles ; 2.2.3. Epistemological Exigencies ; 2.2.4. Outcome and Results ; 2.3. Conclusion
3. The New Normal. 3.1. Natural Language Processing ; 3.1.1. The Imitation Game ; 3.1.2. Chatbots ; 3.2. Machine Learning ; 3.2.1. AlphaGo ; 3.2.2. Tay ; 3.2.3. Responsibility Gaps ; 3.3. Social Robots ; 3.3.1. Jibo ... for Example ; 3.3.2. Social Consequences ; 3.4. Outcomes
4. Responses. 4.1. Slavery 2.0 ; 4.1.1. Advantages ; 4.1.2. Disadvantages ; 4.2. Machine Ethics ; 4.2.1. Advantages ; 4.2.2. Disadvantages ; 4.3. Joint Agency ; 4.3.1. Many Hands ; 4.3.2. Advantages and Disadvantages ; 4.4. Conclusion.
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