05440nam a22006617i 4500 on1401004230 EBZ 20251029164109.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 230526s2023 enka fob 001 0 eng d EBZ eng EBZ 9780191965975 (electronic book) 0191965979 (electronic book) 9780192696854 (electronic bk.) 0192696858 (electronic bk.) 9780192869777 0192869779 10.1093/oso/9780192869777.001.0001 doi Q335 .V45 2023 COM ukslc JH thema MAIN Velarde, Gissel, author. 65244 Artificial era : predictions, problems, and diversity in AI / Gissel Velarde. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023. 1 online resource : illustrations. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier textual sapdv EBSCOhost Also issued in print: 2023. Includes bibliographical references and index. Presenting a ground-breaking view of technology trends and their impact on our society, 'Artificial Era' contributes to the current debate about the consequences of technological innovations. Alongside different viewpoints and statistics on the use of robots worldwide, productivity, and job displacement, Gissel Velarde identifies the particular problem of the lack of diversity in AI communities - and how that can exacerbate representation issues in employment, civil rights, gender, and education if no actions are taken. Specialized. EBSCOhost "EBSCO evaluates our products based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and the related Section 508 and EN 301 549 regulations in the US and EU. Most EBSCO products are substantially conformant with WCAG 2.2 level AA." Source: https://connect.ebsco.com/s/article/EBSCO-VPATs?language=en_US. Last accessed April 22, 2025. Online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 27, 2023). Cover -- Title -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Prelude -- 1 The Artificial Cataclysm -- The Surreal Technological Progress -- The Stopwatch has Started -- The Journey into the Deep -- Intelligence and Arti cial Intelligence -- Machine Learning -- Trends in Intelligent Technologies -- Real and Arti cial Stupidity -- Clever Hans Algorithms -- Taking Advantage of Limitations -- From Perception to Creativity -- The Panic and the Love of Automation -- Chapter 2 -- Fortunes of Yesterday and Today -- From Bedrooms and Garages to Empires -- From Empires to Ashes Strategies' Pillars -- Strengths of the Small and the Large -- Being Alert to Challenges -- Arti cial Intelligence for Companies -- Minimum Requirements for AI Projects -- The Fascination for Startups -- Magic Triangles and Their Pacts -- High-Performance Teams -- Chapter 3 -- The Technological Environment -- Where Are the Female Technologists? -- The Implicit Bias -- The Outstanding -- The Legacy of Centuries -- Learning from the Emerging Ones -- The Faces of Power -- Obstacles: More Complex Than It Seems -- The Side E ects -- Not Everyone Can Enter the Party -- Ape Societies Improving Diversity -- Chapter 4 -- Current and Future Education -- Problem-Based Learning -- Growth Mindset and the Power of the Mind -- Cultivating Ultra-Talents -- The Arts and Personal Development -- High-Performance Technology and Innovation Academies -- Reaching Remote Places -- The Toolbox -- Strategic Communities -- Mindfulness: A Millenary Secret -- Humanism, Transhumanism, and Posthumanism -- On Ultrahumans and Human Extinction -- Chapter 5 -- More Than Five Roads -- Can Machines Become Conscious? -- The Secret Life -- The Presentiment and Pain of Transitions Ethics and Safety Without Humans Behind the Wheel -- Inequality, Monopoly, and the Rules of the Game -- Harmony and Brutality -- The Ultimate Strategy -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Appendix A -- A.1 Trends in AI -- A.2 Survey: AI Trends -- A.3 Survey: AI's Impact -- A.4 Responses to the \Other"" alternative to the question: -- A.5 Isaac Asimov's Laws of Robotics -- Alphabetical Index -- About the Author Artificial intelligence Social aspects. 59294 Technological innovations Social aspects. 57446 Artificial intelligence Moral and ethical aspects. 58209 Technological innovations Moral and ethical aspects. 65245 Sociology & anthropology. thema 59623 Computers and IT. ukslc 65246 Print version: 9780192869777 EBSCOhost https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3693232 Askews and Holts Library Services ASKH AH41775248 ProQuest Ebook Central EBLB EBL7293884 Oxford University Press USA OUPR 9780191965975 YBP Library Services YANK 20518612 EBSCOhost EBSC 3693232 92 N$T 56161 56161