The 21st century is on the verge of a possible total economic and
political revolution. Technological advances in robotics, computing
and digital communications have the potential to completely transform
how people live and work. Even more radically, humans will soon be
interacting with artificial intelligence (A.I.) as a normal and
essential part of their daily existence. What is needed now more than
ever is to rethink social relations to meet the challenges of this
soon-to-arrive "smart" world. This book proposes an original theory
of trans-human relations for this coming future. Drawing on insights
from organisational studies, critical theory, psychology and futurism
- it will chart for readers the coming changes to identity,
institutions and governance in a world populated by intelligent human
and non-human actors alike. It will be characterised by a fresh
emphasis on infusing programming with values of social justice,
protecting the rights and views of all forms of "consciousness" and
creating the structures and practices necessary for encouraging a
culture of "mutual intelligent design". To do so means moving beyond
our anthropocentric worldview of today and expanding our assumptions
about the state of tomorrow's politics, institutions, laws and even
everyday existence. Critically such a profound shift demands
transcending humanist paradigms of a world created for and by humans
and instead opening ourselves to a new reality where non-human
intelligence and cyborgs are increasingly central.
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Transhuman Relations
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9783030361815
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Palgrave Macmillan
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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