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The four-dimensional human : ways of being in the digital world / by Scott, Laurence(Lecturer),author.(CARDINAL)628094;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-246).The reverse peephole -- Anatomically correct -- A different kind of buzz -- Style after substance -- Keeping and killing time -- Weeping Toms -- The cabin in the woods -- The blank screen -- Fairy fire.A constellation of everyday digital phenomena is rewiring our inner lives. We are increasingly coaxed from the three-dimensional containment of our pre-digital selves into a wonderful and eerie fourth dimension, a world of ceaseless communication, instant information and global connection. Our portals to this new world have been wedged open, and the silhouette of a figure is slowly taking shape. But what does it feel like to be four-dimensional? How do digital technologies influence the rhythms of our thoughts, the style and tilt of our consciousness? What new sensitivities and sensibilities are emerging with our exposure to the delights, sorrows and anxieties of a networked world? And how do we live in public, with these recoded private lives? Tackling ideas of time, space, friendship, commerce, pursuit and escape, and moving from Hamlet to the ghosts of social media, from Seinfeld to the fall of Gaddafi, from Facebook politics to Oedipus, The Four-Dimensional Human is a highly original and pioneering portrait of life in a digital landscape. -- Provided by publisher."Hailed as a 'New Generation Thinker" by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the BBC, the author, blending tech-philosophy with a vast array of insights, shows how we are entering into a four-dimensional world, filled with ceaseless communication, instant information and global connection, that is dramatically changing us,"--NoveList.
Subjects: Internet; Digital media; Human-computer interaction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Superminds : the surprising power of people and computers thinking together / by Malone, Thomas W.,author.(CARDINAL)781083;
Includes bibliographical references and index."If you're like most people, you probably believe that humans are the most intelligent animals on our planet. But there's another kind of entity that can be far smarter: groups of people. In this groundbreaking book, Thomas Malone, the founding director of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence, shows how groups of people working together in superminds--like hierarchies, markets, democracies, and communities--have been responsible for almost all human achievements in business, government, science, and beyond. And these collectively intelligent human groups are about to get much smarter. Using dozens of striking examples and case studies, Malone shows how computers can help create more intelligent superminds simply by connecting humans to one another in a variety of rich, new ways. And although it will probably happen more gradually than many people expect, artificially intelligent computers will amplify the power of these superminds by doing increasingly complex kinds of thinking. Together, these changes will have far-reaching implications for everything from the way we buy groceries and plan business strategies to how we respond to climate change, and even for democracy itself. By understanding how these collectively intelligent groups work, we can learn how to harness their genius to achieve our human goals. "--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Informational works.; Swarm intelligence.; Artificial intelligence.; Human-computer interaction.; Cognitive science.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The sentient machine : the coming age of artificial intelligence / by Husain, Amir(Businessman),author.(CARDINAL)676767;
Explores universal questions about humanity's capacity for living and thriving in the coming age of sentient machines and AI, examining debates from opposing perspectives while discussing emerging intellectual diversity and its potential role in enabling a positive life.
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence; Human-computer interaction.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Alone together : why we expect more from technology and less from each other / by Turkle, Sherry.(CARDINAL)353271;
Subjects: Human-computer interaction.; Information technology; Interpersonal relations.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Alone together : why we expect more from technology and less from each other / by Turkle, Sherry,author.(CARDINAL)353271;
MARCIVE 4/1/13Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-348) and index.Part 1. The robotic moment: in solitude, new intimacies -- Nearest neighbors -- Alive enough -- True companions -- Enchantment -- Complicities -- Love's labor lost -- Communion -- Part 2. Networked: in intimacy, new solitudes -- Always on -- Growing up tethered -- No need to call -- Reduction and betrayal -- True confessions -- Anxiety -- The nostalgia of the young -- Conclusion: Necessary conversations -- Epilogue: The letter.In "Alone Together," MIT technology and society professor Sherry Turkle explores the power of our new tools and toys to dramatically alter our social lives. It's a nuanced exploration of what we are looking for--and sacrificing--in a world of electronic companions and social networking tools, and an argument that, despite the hand-waving of today's self-described prophets of the future, it will be the next generation who will chart the path between isolation and connectivity.
Subjects: Information technology; Interpersonal relations.; Human-computer interaction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Alone together : why we expect more from technology and less from each other / by Turkle, Sherry,author.(CARDINAL)353271;
Technology has become the architect of our intimacies. Online, we fall prey to the illusion of companionship, gathering thousands of Twitter and Facebook friends, and confusing tweets and wall posts with authentic communication. But this relentless connection leads to a deep solitude. MIT professor Sherry Turkle argues that as technology ramps up, our emotional lives ramp down. Based on hundreds of interviews and with a new introduction taking us to the present day, Alone Together describes changing, unsettling relationships between friends, lovers, and families.Includes bibliographical references and index.Nearest neighbors -- Alive enough -- True companions -- Enchantment -- Complicities -- Love's labor lost -- Communion -- Always on -- Growing up tethered -- No need to call -- Reduction and betrayal -- True confessions -- Anxiety -- The nostalgia of the young.
Subjects: Information technology; Interpersonal relations.; Human-computer interaction.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Alone together : why we expect more from technology and less from each other / by Turkle, Sherry,author.(CARDINAL)353271;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-348) and index.Author's note: Turning points -- Introduction: Alone together -- Part 1. The robotic moment: in solitude, new intimacies. Nearest neighbors ; Alive enough ; True companions ; Enchantment ; Complicities ; Love's labor lost ; Communion -- Part 2. Networked: in intimacy, new solitudes. Always on ; Growing up tethered ; No need to call ; Reduction and betrayal ; True confessions ; Anxiety ; The nostalgia of the young -- Conclusion: Necessary conversations -- Epilogue: The letter.Technology promises to let us do anything from anywhere with anyone. But it also drains us as we try to do everything everywhere. We begin to feel overwhelmed and depleted by the lives technology makes possible. Facebook. Twitter. Second Life. "Smart" phones. Robot pets. Robot lovers. Thirty years ago we asked what we would use computers for. Now the question is what "don't" we use them for. Now we create, navigate, and carry out our emotional lives through technology. Technology has become the architect of our intimacies.
Subjects: Information technology; Interpersonal relations.; Human-computer interaction.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 10
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Artificial you : AI and the future of your mind / by Schneider, Susan,1968-author.;
Introduction: your visit to the center for mind design -- ch. 1. The age of AI -- ch. 2. The problem of AI consciousness -- ch. 3. Consciousness engineering -- ch. 4. How to catch an AI zombie : testing for consciousness in machines -- ch. 5. Could you merge with AI? -- ch. 6. Getting a mindscan -- ch. 7. A universe of singularities -- ch. 8. Is your mind a software problem? -- Conclusions: the afterlife of the brain -- Appendix: Transhumanism."Humans may not be Earth's most intelligent beings for much longer: the world champions of chess, Go, and Jeopardy! are now all AIs. Given the rapid pace of progress in AI, many predict that it could advance to human-level intelligence within the next several decades. From there, it could quickly outpace human intelligence. What do these developments mean for the future of the mind? In Artificial You, Susan Schneider says that it is inevitable that AI will take intelligence in new directions, but urges that it is up to us to carve out a sensible path forward. As AI technology turns inward, reshaping the brain, as well as outward, potentially creating machine minds, it is crucial to beware. Homo sapiens, as mind designers, will be playing with "tools" they do not understand how to use: the self, the mind, and consciousness. Schneider argues that an insufficient grasp of the nature of these entities could undermine the use of AI and brain enhancement technology, bringing about the demise or suffering of conscious beings. To flourish, we must grasp the philosophical issues lying beneath the algorithms. At the heart of her exploration is a sober-minded discussion of what AI can truly achieve: Can robots really be conscious? Can we merge with AI, as tech leaders like Elon Musk and Ray Kurzweil suggest? Is the mind just a program? Examining these thorny issues, Schneider proposes ways we can test for machine consciousness, questions whether consciousness is an unavoidable byproduct of sophisticated intelligence, and considers the overall dangers of creating machine minds."--Provided by publisher.Includes bibliographical references (pages 165 -171) and index.
Subjects: Artificial intelligence.; Human-computer interaction.; Transhumanism.; Technological innovations;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Rogue protocol / by Wells, Martha,author.(CARDINAL)342461;
"Sci-Fi's favorite antisocial AI is back on a mission. The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayChris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more questions about where Dr. Mensah's SecUnit is. And Murderbot would rather those questions went away. For good."
Subjects: Science fiction.; Artificial intelligence; Androids; Robots; Human-computer interaction;
Available copies: 19 / Total copies: 26
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Rogue protocol [sound recording] / by Wells, Martha,author.(CARDINAL)342461; Free, Kevin R.,narrator.(CARDINAL)542582; Recorded Books, Inc.(CARDINAL)340508;
Narrated by Kevin R. Free.The case against the too-big-to-fail GrayCris Corporation is floundering, and more importantly, authorities are beginning to ask more questions about where Dr. Mensah's SecUnit is. And Murderbot would rather those questions went away. For good.
Subjects: Compact discs (Audiobooks); Unabridged audiobooks.; Science fiction.; Audiobooks.; Science fiction.; Artificial intelligence; Androids; Robots; Human-computer interaction;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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