AI Narratives by Stephen Cave, Kanta Dihal, Sarah Dillon - 9780198846666

AI NarrativesA History of Imaginative Thinking about Intelligent Machines\nAuthor(s): Stephen Cave, Kanta Dihal, Sarah Dillon\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Oxford University Press\nISBN-13: 9780198846666, 978-0198846666\nSynopsis\nThis book is the first to examine the history of imaginative thinking about intelligent machines. As real Artificial Intelligence (AI) begins to touch on all aspects of our lives, this long narrative history shapes how the technology is developed, deployed and regulated. It is therefore a crucial social and ethical issue. Part I of this book provides a historical overview from ancient Greece to the start of modernity. These chapters explore the revealing pre-history of key concerns of contemporary AI discourse, from the nature of mind and creativity to issues of power and rights, from the tension between fascination and ambivalence to investigations into artificial voices and technophobia. Part II focuses on.