The trope of humans being ‘replaced’ by ‘AI’ is one of the most familiar examples of the rhetoric of replaceability. Not only have questions about what is unique and what is replaceable gained momentum in digital culture, but notions of ‘fungibility’ have emerged in many other contexts as well such as ecology, management theory, and, more sinisterly, in racist and conspiracist thinking. This volume argues that there is a ‘replaceability paradigm’ at work throughout the culture of modernity, from the European Renaissance, through Freudian psychoanalysis, Chinese science fiction and postcolonial theory, all the way to neural network programs such as Google’s Deep Dream. This collection will be of interest to anybody engaged with the conceptual architecture of contemporary culture, whether through film, literature, or new digital media.
Niall Martin & Ilios Willemars
The Replaceability Paradigm
Replacement and Irreplaceability from Dante to DeepDream
The Replaceability Paradigm
Replacement and Irreplaceability from Dante to DeepDream
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 261 ● ISBN 9783111288246 ● File size 2.0 MB ● Editor Niall Martin & Ilios Willemars ● Publisher De Gruyter ● City Berlin/Boston ● Published 2024 ● Edition 1 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 9409930 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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