Androids, golems, and Prometheus /

"This book addresses the way in which artificial intelligence, mechanical anthropoids, Golems and similar types of robots are represented in our contemporary culture. This representation can be seen both in literature and in the cinema. This work does not seek to define or contain what artifici...

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Main Author: Banga, Fabián Marcelo, 1966- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., [2019]
Series:Representation of artificial intelligence in the arts ; vol. 1.
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Summary:"This book addresses the way in which artificial intelligence, mechanical anthropoids, Golems and similar types of robots are represented in our contemporary culture. This representation can be seen both in literature and in the cinema. This work does not seek to define or contain what artificial intelligence is. Rather, it argues, our own limitations limit the possibilities and potentials of artificial intelligence. It will become evident as our proposal develops that these imaginaries have more to do with what we are as a society and individuals than with the parameters that these creations actually have"--
Item Description:Translation of: Androides : golems y Prometeos en la era de la razón.
Physical Description:xxi, 99 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781433172243
1433172240