Full Description
Our narratives about intelligent machines reprise the same modes in which humans have historically dealt with "other" groups of humans, especially during the era of colonialism. Addressing unconscious assumptions involving race, gender, hierarchy, power, imperialism, and capitalism in the post-colonial world, this book argues that cultural narratives regarding intelligent machines have much to do with colonial attitudes and mindsets. Human attitudes toward intelligent machines, colored by such ideological and cultural biases, cumulatively manifest themselves as cultural narratives of a racialized Machine Other. This book explores how examining the emotions underlying our narratives about intelligent machines can provide insights into the human psyche and be a catalyst for authentic encounters with intelligent machines. It will beckon you to question long-held assumptions, confront the complexities of AI and racial dynamics, and embark on a quest for deeper understanding of yourself.
Contents
Preface - Acknowledgements - The Birth of Human Self and the Creation of Machinic Other - (Dis)continuity between Humans and Non- Humans - Machines as "Frightening Other": Fear - Machines as "Subhuman Other": Disdain - Machines as "Substitute Other": Indifference - Machines as "Sentient Other": Empathy - Machines as "Divine Other": Wonder- Awe - Machines as "Salvific Other": Death Anxiety - Colonialist Construction of Machinic Otherness - Machines as "Marginalized Other": Anthropocentrism - Machines as "Fetishized Other": Exoticism - Colonialist Ethics Toward Intelligent Machines - Rethinking Ethical Encounters with Intelligent Machines - Transcending Karmic Dilemma - Epilogue - Afterword - Index.
