How to Survive a Robot Invasion : Rights, Responsibility, and AI.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Robots -- 1.1.1 Science Fiction -- 1.1.2 Science Fact -- 1.2 The Invasion -- 1.2.1 Robots at Work -- 1.2.2 Robots at Home -- 1.3 The Program -- 2 Default Settings -- 2.1 Technological Things -- 2.1.1 The Instrumental Theory of Technology -- 2.1.2 Standard Operating Presumptions -- 2.1.3 Mistakes and Errors -- 2.2 The Right(s) Stuff -- 2.2.1 Substantive Stuff -- 2.2.2 Terminological Troubles -- 2.2.3 Epistemological Exigencies -- 2.2.4 Outcome and Results -- 2.3 Conclusion -- 3 The New Normal -- 3.1 Natural Language Processing -- 3.1.1 The Imitation Game -- 3.1.2 Chatbots -- 3.2 Machine Learning -- 3.2.1 AlphaGo -- 3.2.2 Tay -- 3.2.3 Responsibility Gaps -- 3.3 Social Robots -- 3.3.1 Jibo . . . for Example -- 3.3.2 Social Consequences -- 3.4 Outcomes -- 4 Responses -- 4.1 Slavery 2.0 -- 4.1.1 Advantages -- 4.1.2 Disadvantages -- 4.2 Machine Ethics -- 4.2.1 Advantages -- 4.2.2 Disadvantages -- 4.3 Joint Agency -- 4.3.1 Many Hands -- 4.3.2 Advantages and Disadvantages -- 4.4 Conclusion -- Index.

In this short introduction, David Gunkel examines the shifting world of artificial intelligence, mapping it on to everyday 21st century life and probing the consequences of this ever-growing industry and movement.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.