Artificial Intelligence and the Environmental Crisis [[electronic resource] ] : Can Technology Really Save the World?
| Artificial Intelligence and the Environmental Crisis [[electronic resource] ] : Can Technology Really Save the World? |
| Autore | Skene Keith <1965-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milton, : Routledge, 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (277 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.70028563 |
| Soggetto topico |
Artificial intelligence - Environmental applications
Artificial intelligence - Moral and ethical aspects Artificial intelligence - Social aspects Environmental sciences - Data processing Information storage and retrieval systems - Environmental protection Sustainability - Technological innovations |
| ISBN |
042961909X
0429621248 0429055676 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- 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
II.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 Section 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 VI.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? Section 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793812003321 |
Skene Keith <1965->
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| Milton, : Routledge, 2019 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Revista Insiet
| Revista Insiet |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | São Paulo : , : FATEC TATUAPÉ - Victor Civita |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico | Sustainability - Technological innovations |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
| ISSN | 2447-892X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | por |
| Altri titoli varianti | Revista In Sustentabilidade, Inovação & Empreendedorismo Tecnológico |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910392258803321 |
| São Paulo : , : FATEC TATUAPÉ - Victor Civita | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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