Beyond the Uncanny Valley: Being Human in the Age of AI

by Matteo Pasquinelli, Janna Keegan, Yuk Hui, et al.

An investigation of the cultural and academic discourse around new technology through a lens of artistic practice

In 1970 Japanese engineer Masahiro Mori introduced the concept of the "uncanny valley" as a terrain of existential uncertainty that humans experience when confronted with autonomous machines that mimic their physical and mental properties. As subjectivities are increasingly organized and shaped by algorithms that track and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1951836006
• ISBN13: 9781951836009
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Cameron Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.7" x 10.6"