Resisting Dehumanization in the Age of “AI”

2024/02/02 by Emily M. Bender · 1 voice · 10 citations
Social Sciences · #Ethics and Social Impacts of AI

paper · pdf · doi:10.1177/09637214231217286

Abstract

The production and promotion of “AI” technology involves dehumanization on many fronts. I explore these processes of dehumanization and the role that cognitive science can play by bringing a richer picture of human cognition to the discourse.

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Discussions

• Happy to share that the written version of "Resisting Dehumanization in the Age of 'AI'"(originally my keynote at #COGSCI22) is now available through Current Directions in Psychological Science: doi. [bsky, 39 points, 1 comments]

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