{"product_id":"critical-theory-of-ai-paperback-softback-9781509555772","title":"Critical Theory of AI (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509555772","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCritical Theory of AI\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSimon Lindgren (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509555772, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 October 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 13.7 x 1.5 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a powerfully curated discussion that weaves together established and emerging scholarship, and hones conceptual tools for all those who want to understand the techno status quo with greater clarity and insight. Essential reading.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuha Benjamin, author of \u003ci\u003eRace After Technology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eViral Justice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this book, Lindgren shows the enduring relevance of critical theory’s melding of philosophical insight and the demands of social justice. \u003ci\u003eCritical Theory of AI\u003c\/i\u003e surveys and re-contextualizes some of the most important contemporary critical work on AI, both rooting it in classic philosophy of technology, and showing how AI requires us to revise and extend that tradition. Rich with insights on the nature of AI and accessible to a wide audience, \u003ci\u003eCritical Theory of AI\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Pasquale, Cornell University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A major contribution to critical thinking about AI. Simultaneously detailed and clearly grounded in critical theory but also written in a clear and accessible way, this book is an essential companion for researchers and students in their trajectory of making sense of the current hype of AI.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePieter Verdegem, University of Westminster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“a very good book that offers a different and critical view of technological development. … Lindgren writes very well, making the book accessible to those interested in a comprehensive view of AI”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOve Christensen, \u003ci\u003ekulturkapellet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lindgren [is] an astute, elegant and provocative writer… the book [is] almost implausibly engrossing. … A glittering, powerful and resonant argument for more stringent ethical and legal regulation of the field”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Weekend\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e Australian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"One of the book’s strengths is the ease with which Lindgren pulls a broad swath of theory from over 150 years of source material to unpack and challenge AI and its power relations. This approach allows him to transcend the contemporary moment and reveal the historicity of AI... Lindgren wrote a book that will ahve staying power, alllowing others to build on and extend his work\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology, Architecture \u0026amp; Design\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe live in an age of artificial intelligence. Machines think and act in ever more complex ways, making suggestions and decisions on our behalf. While AI might be seen as practical and profitable, issues of data surveillance, algorithmic control, and sexist and racist bias persist. In this rapidly changing landscape, social analysis of AI risks getting scaled down to issues of ‘ethics’, ‘responsibility’, and ‘fairness’. While these are important issues, they must be addressed not from an ‘AI first’ perspective, but more thoroughly in terms of power and contention.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApproaching artificial intelligence from the often overlooked perspective of critical social theory, this book provides a much-needed intervention on how both old and new theories conceptualize the social consequences of AI. Questions are posed about the ideologies driving AI, the mythologies surrounding AI, and the complex relationship between AI and power. Simon Lindgren provides a way of defining AI as an object of social and political critique, and guides the reader through a set of contentious areas where AI and politics intersect. In relation to these topics, critical theories are drawn upon, both as an argument for and an illustration of how AI can be critiqued.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiven the opportunities and challenges of AI, this book is a must-read for students and scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and STEM disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. AI and critical theory\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. AI assemblage\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Ideology behind AI\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Ideology within AI\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Social machines\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. AI at work\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. AI subjects\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. 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