Critical theory of AI (Record no. 33822)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781509555772
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 006.301
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100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Lindgren, Simon
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Critical theory of AI
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Polity Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2024
Place of publication, distribution, etc Cambridge :
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 209 p. ;
Other physical details ill.,
Dimensions 22 cm
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 22.95
Price type code $
Unit of pricing 89.70
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc We live in an age of artificial intelligence. Machines think and act in ever more complex ways, making suggestions and decisions on our behalf. While AI might be seen as practical and profitable, issues of data surveillance, algorithmic control, and sexist and racist bias persist. In this rapidly changing landscape, social analysis of AI risks getting scaled down to issues of 'ethics', 'responsibility', and 'fairness'. While these are important issues, they must be addressed not from an 'AI first' perspective, but more thoroughly in terms of power and contention. Approaching artificial intelligence from the often overlooked perspective of critical social theory, this book provides a much-needed intervention on how both old and new theories conceptualize the social consequences of AI. Questions are posed about the ideologies driving AI, the mythologies surrounding AI, and the complex relationship between AI and power. Simon Lindgren provides a way of defining AI as an object of social and political critique, and guides the reader through a set of contentious areas where AI and politics intersect. In relation to these topics, critical theories are drawn upon, both as an argument for and an illustration of how AI can be critiqued.Given the opportunities and challenges of AI, this book is a must-read for students and scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and STEM disciplines.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Artificial intelligence
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Algorithmic management
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Californian Ideology
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Critical theory
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Digital labour
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Libertarianism
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Participatory design
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Racial bias
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Technological rationality
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          DAU DAU 2025-02-19 KBD 2058.62 1 006.301 LIN 035198 2025-04-27 2025-04-16 Books

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