The Eye of the Master - A Social History of Artificial Intelligence (Paperback)

What is AI? A dominant view describes it as the quest "to solve intelligence" - a solution supposedly to be found in the secret logic of the mind or in the deep physiology of the brain, such as in its complex neural networks. The Eye of the Master argues, to the contrary, that the inner code of AI is shaped not by the imitation of biological intelligence, but the intelligence of labour and social relations, as it is found in Babbage's "calculating engines" of the industrial age as well as in the recent algorithms for image recognition and surveillance. The idea that AI may one day become autonomous (or "sentient", as someone thought of Google's LaMDA) is pure fantasy. Computer algorithms have always imitated the form of social relations and the organisation of labour in their own inner structure and their purpose remains blind automation. The Eye of the Master urges a new literacy on AI for scientists, journalists and new generations of activists, who should recognise that the "mystery" of AI is just the automation of labour at the highest degree, not intelligence per se.

General

Imprint:	Verso Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2023
Authors:	Matteo Pasquinelli
Dimensions:	234 x 153 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-78873-006-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Artificial intelligence > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-78873-006-2
Barcode:	9781788730068

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