Humanizing Artificial Intelligence
Psychoanalysis and the Problem of Control
Luca M. Possati, Luca M. Possati
- 115 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Humanizing Artificial Intelligence
Psychoanalysis and the Problem of Control
Luca M. Possati, Luca M. Possati
About This Book
What does humankind expect from AI? What kind of relationship between man and intelligent machine are we aiming for? Does an AI need to be able to recognize human unconscious dynamics to act for the "best" of humansâthat "best" that not even humans can clearly define? Humanizing AI analyses AI and its numerous applications from a psychoanalytical point of view to answer these questions.
This important, interdisciplinary contribution to the social sciences, as applied to AI, shows that reflecting on AI means reflecting on the human psyche and personality; therefore conceiving AI as a process of deconstruction and reconstruction of human identity. AI gives rise to processes of identification and de-identification that are not simply extensions of human identitiesâas post-humanist or trans-humanist approaches believeâbut completely new forms of identification.
Humanizing AI will benefit a broad audience: undergraduates, postgraduates and teachers in sociology, social theory, science and technology studies, cultural studies, philosophy, social psychology, and international relations. It will also appeal to programmers, software designers, students, and professionals in the sciences.