Machine Sensation: Anthropomorphism and 'Natural' Interaction with Nonhumans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leach, Tessa G., Author.

Contributor:

Harman, Graham, Editor.

Latour, Bruno, Editor.

Library Stack, distributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artificial intelligence.

Critical theory.

Philosophy.

User interfaces (Computer systems).

User Interfaces.

Genre:

Discursive works

Critical Writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified], Open Humanities Press, 2020.

Summary:

"The title of this book is designed to provoke two lines of thought. First, there is the incredible effect of anthropomorphic machines on human imagination and culture. Anthropomorphism has a power to direct attention away from the alien nature of a technological object. Second, the philosophical study of the way machines sense and act in their worlds is essential for breaking free of the anthropomorphic effect. Tessa Leach argues that this is the foundation upon which we must base a study of technologies without undue emphasis on their human origins, which often means breaking free of the way that we group different objects under human-imposed naming systems. Object-oriented ontology is used as a way of of insisting upon the unhuman nature of technology while still acknowledging its immense power and significance in human life. Machine Sensation discusses such remarkable objects as natural user interfaces, artificial intelligence, and sex robots."-- provided by distributor.

Notes:

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CC BY-SA.

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Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access