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100 1 _aSkene, Keith,
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245 1 0 _aArtificial Intelligence and the Environmental Crisis
_h[electronic resource] :
_bCan Technology Really Save the World?.
260 _aMilton :
_bRoutledge,
_c2019.
300 _a1 online resource (277 p.)
500 _aDescription based upon print version of record.
505 0 _aCover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Section I: Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things -- I.1. Nothing new under the Sun -- I.2. Oh, for a nice cold soda: The birth of the internet of things -- I.3. The two-month, ten-man project to transform the world -- I.4. Getting to grips with the jargon: Symbolic and non-symbolic AI -- Section II: Should I stay or should I go? Ethics in AI -- II.1. Choosing an ethical framework -- II.2. The strange case of Asimov's laws -- II.3. Free will and moral judgement
505 8 _aII.4. The confused owl of Minerva: Dangers of a moral vacuum -- II.5. Who's in charge of the big bad wolf? -- II.6. What should a declaration of AI rights look like? -- Section III: Gender, Race, Culture and Fear -- III.1. Gender issues in AI -- III.2. Racial issues in AI -- III.3. Cultural issues in AI -- III.4. Fear and loathing in AI -- Section IV: The Thinker: Human Intelligence -- IV.1. Human intelligence: Carolus Linnaeus and his wise, wise men -- IV.2. So what is human intelligence? -- IV.3. Philosophy and intelligence: The framing of our thoughts
505 8 _aSection V: Other Modes of Intelligence: Thinking Outside the Human Box -- V.1. Animal intelligence: Machiavellian sentience and the wisdom of the swarm -- V.2. Plant intelligence: Headless, brainless, dispersed intelligence -- V.3. Microbial intelligence: Gene-swapping revelry in the quorum -- V.4. Ecosystem intelligence: Systems thinking in the cathedral of thought -- V.5. Systems are non-linear -- V.6. Systems are emergent -- V.7. Systems are sub-optimal -- V.8. Systems rely of real-time feedback -- Section VI: Highway to Hell: The Existentialist Threat Facing Humankind
505 8 _aVI.1. A brief history of our path towards destruction -- VI.2. The five clear road signs that point towards criticality -- VI.3. Why ecological damage matters to us -- VI.4. Adam Smith and his invisible hand -- VI.5. Kuznets and his curve: How ninety five percent speculation led us badly astray -- Section VII: Forget the Romans. What has AI ever done for us? -- VII.1. AI and economics: The best of things or the worst of things? -- VII.2. AI and society -- VII.3. AI and the environment -- VII.4. Technology and sustainability: Bellicose bedfellows or Romeo and Juliet?
505 8 _aSection VIII: Imagining a New World -- VIII.1. The swallow whose nest was stolen: A salutary tale -- VIII.2. Blinded by the bling: Dashboard dogs and a disappearing sea -- VIII.3. What needs changed and what change do we need? -- VIII.4. The chains that bind: Taking responsibility for our footprints -- VIII.5. The Ogiek people and the new, improved invisible hand -- VIII.6. Lessons from the edge of the world: The St Kildan legacy -- VIII.7. The Garden of Eden complex: How not to fix the world -- VIII.8. The three cornerstones: Diversity, resilience and integration
500 _aVIII.9. The central role of AI in feedback: Shaping our new world
520 _aA radical and challenging book which argues that artificial intelligence needs a completely different set of foundations, based on ecological intelligence rather than human intelligence, if it is to deliver on the promise of a better world. This can usher in the greatest transformation in human history, an age of re-integration. Our very existence is dependent upon our context within the Earth System, and so, surely, artificial intelligence must also be grounded within this context, embracing emergence, interconnectedness and real-time feedback. We discover many positive outcomes across the societal, economic and environmental arenas and discuss how this transformation can be delivered. Key Features: Identifies a key weakness in current AI thinking, that threatens any hope of a better world. Highlights the importance of realizing that systems theory is an essential foundation for any technology that hopes to positively transform our world. Emphasizes the need for a radical new approach to AI, based on ecological systems. Explains why ecosystem intelligence, not human intelligence, offers the best framework for AI. Examines how this new approach will impact on the three arenas of society, environment and economics, ushering in a new age of re-integration.
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650 0 _aArtificial intelligence.
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856 4 0 _3Taylor & Francis
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