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Apocalyptic AI: Visions of Heaven in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and
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- 9780195393026
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- 9780195393026
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- 9780195393026
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- Book Title
- Apocalyptic AI: Visions of Heaven in Robotics, Art
- Subject Area
- Computers, Technology & Engineering, Religion, Social Science
- Publication Name
- Apocalyptic Ai : Visions of Heaven in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality
- Item Length
- 6.4 in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Subject
- Intelligence (Ai) & Semantics, General, Robotics, Virtual Worlds, Religion & Science, Sociology of Religion
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Item Width
- 9.3 in
- Item Weight
- 17.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 248 Pages
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Apocalyptic AI, the hope that we might one day upload our minds into machines and live forever in cyberspace, is a surprisingly wide-spread and influential idea, affecting everything from the world view of online gamers to government research funding and philosophical thought. In Apocalyptic AI, Robert Geraci offers the first serious account of this ¨cyber-theology¨ and the people who promote it, drawing on interviews with roboticists and AI researchers and even devotees of the online game Second Life. He points out that the rhetoric of Apocalyptic AI is strikingly similar to that of the apocalyptic traditions of Judaism and Christianity--in both systems the believer is trapped in a dualistic universe and expects a resolution in which he or she will be translated to a transcendent new world and live forever in a glorified new body. Geraci also shows how this worldview exerts significant influence by promoting certain types of research in robotics and artificial intelligence, and has also had an impact on philosophers of mind, theologians, and even legal scholars.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195393023
ISBN-13
9780195393026
eBay Product ID (ePID)
78871508
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Apocalyptic Ai : Visions of Heaven in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Virtual Reality
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Intelligence (Ai) & Semantics, General, Robotics, Virtual Worlds, Religion & Science, Sociology of Religion
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Computers, Technology & Engineering, Religion, Social Science
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
6.4 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
9.3 in
Item Weight
17.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2009-025891
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Bl255.5.G47 2010
Reviews
"What happens when a religious studies scholar enters the digital dream worlds of Artificial Intelligence? Robert Geraci shows us deities and devils in the details of some of the most ambitious predictions about our computational future. His cyberspace odyssey reveals that the transcendent aspirations of transhumanists are rooted in the earth of human history and culture." --Stefan Helmreich, author of Silicon Second Nature: Culturing Artificial Life in a Digital World "In this book Robert Geraci highlights how the apocalyptic world view found in Western religions today also appears in the unlikely fields of robotics, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality. Clearly written, rooted in extensive interviews, this book provides new insights into what motivates scientists to try to create computers with human traits and capacities." --Noreen Herzfeld, author of In Our Image: Artificial Intelligence and the Human Spirit "Robert Geraci's thoughtful examination of technology-based quests for transcendence offers a serious look at apocalyptic scenarios that, while remaining for now in the realm of science fiction, nonetheless claim significant cultural influence. I don't know when we will see robots with human-like intelligence, but our longing for them, and what that says about us, is what Geraci's book helps us understand. --David S. Touretzky, Research Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, "Scholars interested in the intersection of popular science and religion will likely find Geraci's work helpful. Portions of the book, especially the chapter on virtual reality and video games, would also be appropriate for the undergraduate classroom." --Journal of Religion and Popular Culture "Robert Geraci's thoughtful examination of technology-based quests for transcendence offers a serious look at apocalyptic scenarios that, while remaining for now in the realm of science fiction, nonetheless claim significant cultural influence. I don't know when we will see robots with human-like intelligence, but our longing for them, and what that says about us, is what Geraci's book helps us understand."--David S. Touretzky, Research Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, "Scholars interested in the intersection of popular science and religion will likely find Geraci's work helpful. Portions of the book, especially the chapter on virtual reality and video games, would also be appropriate for the undergraduate classroom." --Journal of Religion and Popular Culture"Robert Geraci's thoughtful examination of technology-based quests for transcendence offers a serious look at apocalyptic scenarios that, while remaining for now in the realm of science fiction, nonetheless claim significant cultural influence. I don't know when we will see robots with human-like intelligence, but our longing for them, and what that says about us, is what Geraci's book helps us understand."--David S. Touretzky, Research Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, "Scholars interested in the intersection of popular science and religion will likely find Geraci's work helpful. Portions of the book, especially the chapter on virtual reality and video games, would also be appropriate for the undergraduate classroom." --Journal of Religion and Popular Culture"Robert Geraci's thoughtful examination of technology-based quests for transcendence offers a serious look at apocalyptic scenarios that, while remaining for now in the realm of science fiction, nonetheless claim significant cultural influence. I don't know when we will see robots with human-like intelligence, but our longing for them, and what that says about us, is what Geraci's book helps us understand."--David S. Touretzky, Research Professor of ComputerScience, Carnegie Mellon University, "What happens when a religious studies scholar enters the digital dream worlds of Artificial Intelligence? Robert Geraci shows us deities and devils in the details of some of the most ambitious predictions about our computational future. His cyberspace odyssey reveals that the transcendent aspirations of transhumanists are rooted in the earth of human history and culture." --Stefan Helmreich, author ofSilicon Second Nature: Culturing Artificial Life in a Digital World "In this book Robert Geraci highlights how the apocalyptic world view found in Western religions today also appears in the unlikely fields of robotics, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality. Clearly written, rooted in extensive interviews, this book provides new insights into what motivates scientists to try to create computers with human traits and capacities." --Noreen Herzfeld, author ofIn Our Image: Artificial Intelligence and the Human Spirit "Robert Geraci's thoughtful examination of technology-based quests for transcendence offers a serious look at apocalyptic scenarios that, while remaining for now in the realm of science fiction, nonetheless claim significant cultural influence. I don't know when we will see robots with human-like intelligence, but our longing for them, and what that says about us, is what Geraci's book helps us understand. --David S. Touretzky, Research Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Apocalyptic AI Chapter 2. Laboratory Apocalypse Chapter 3. Transcending Reality Chapter 4. ''Immaterial'' Impact of the Apocalypse Chapter 5. The Integration of Religion, Science, and Technology Appendix One Appendix Two Notes References Index
Copyright Date
2010
Dewey Decimal
201/.6006
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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