Bacteria to AI
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Bacteria to AI by N Katherine Hayles
A new theory of mind that includes nonhuman and artificial intelligences. The much-lauded superiority of human intelligence has not prevented us from driving the planet into ecological disaster. For N. Katherine Hayles, the climate crisis demands that we rethink basic assumptions about human and nonhuman intelligences. In Bacteria to AI, Hayles develops a new theory of mind—what she calls an integrated cognitive framework (ICF)—that includes the meaning-making practices of lifeforms from bacteria to plants, animals, humans, and some forms of artificial intelligence. Through a sweeping survey of evolutionary biology, computer science, and contemporary literature, Hayles insists that another way of life, with ICF at its core, is not only possible but necessary to safeguard our planet’s future
“Bacteria to AI will change the terms of the debate on the cognitive capacities of contemporary AI and their place in human lifeworldsFollowing from the groundbreaking critical insights of Unthought, Hayles traces her integrated cognitive framework into the age of generative AI. From the bacteria-inspired techniques of gene editing to the text generation of GPT-3, Hayles brings her unique and astute voice to some of the most urgent questions of our times. Bacteria to AI is a must-read.” -- Louise Amoore, Durham University
“Energized by advances in AI, biotechnology, and semiotics, Hayles offers fresh interpretations of established theoretical paradigms from disciplines as diverse as cybernetics and new materialism to ecocriticism and literary studies. With the fearlessness of thought demanded by this unprecedented moment, Bacteria to AI provides incisive accounts of today’s most pressing technoscientific horizons—highlighting opportunities for collective meaning making.” -- Avery Slater, University of Toronto
“A brilliant reimagining of what it means to think—and even to be human—at a time when all around us, we can see the lines between the artificial, the natural, and the informational beginning to dissolve.” -- Fred Turner, Stanford University
“Energized by advances in AI, biotechnology, and semiotics, Hayles offers fresh interpretations of established theoretical paradigms from disciplines as diverse as cybernetics and new materialism to ecocriticism and literary studies. With the fearlessness of thought demanded by this unprecedented moment, Bacteria to AI provides incisive accounts of today’s most pressing technoscientific horizons—highlighting opportunities for collective meaning making.” -- Avery Slater, University of Toronto
“A brilliant reimagining of what it means to think—and even to be human—at a time when all around us, we can see the lines between the artificial, the natural, and the informational beginning to dissolve.” -- Fred Turner, Stanford University
N. Katherine Hayles is distinguished research professor of English at the University of California, Los Angeles and James B. Duke Distinguished Professor Emerita of literature at Duke University. She is the author of many books, most recently Postprint: Books and Becoming Computational.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226837475 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226837475 |
| Titel | Bacteria to AI |
| Autor | N Katherine Hayles |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | The University of Chicago Press |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2025-02-12 |
| Seitenanzahl | 304 |
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