The Future Has Already Happened
This article interrogates current conceptions of thinking machines of the future. In contrast to dystopian visions of the future, where humans become dominated by machines of their own making, I argue that this future already happened some time ago, and that we are, in fact, already living in the fu...
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| description | This article interrogates current conceptions of thinking machines of the future. In contrast to dystopian visions of the future, where humans become dominated by machines of their own making, I argue that this future already happened some time ago, and that we are, in fact, already living in the future that we dread might come to pass. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de169c9714c64fbbb3f2f1c4f8b7f7cf2022-12-21T18:24:59ZengLaurentian University Library & ArchivesCon Texte2561-47702018-10-01214810.28984/ct.v2i1.264The Future Has Already HappenedAlex LevantThis article interrogates current conceptions of thinking machines of the future. In contrast to dystopian visions of the future, where humans become dominated by machines of their own making, I argue that this future already happened some time ago, and that we are, in fact, already living in the future that we dread might come to pass.https://pubs.biblio.laurentian.ca/index.php/contexte/article/view/264/243posthuman theoryartificial intelligencecapitalsubjectivity |
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| title | The Future Has Already Happened |
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| topic | posthuman theory artificial intelligence capital subjectivity |
| url | https://pubs.biblio.laurentian.ca/index.php/contexte/article/view/264/243 |
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