Ranging between philosophy and the humanities to sociology, anthropology and IT, this valuable book not only complements the interdisciplinarity traditionally favoured within cybernetics but also seeks to decolonize the field and emphasize the global futures of AI.
Paul March-Russell, Editor, Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction
Using AI for human flourishing requires better understanding of the global conditions in which the technologies might be deployed and the social values that can emerge from varying cultural contexts. Imagining AI ably brings together scholars, artists, and more into a momentous contribution to scholarship on AI and society.
Robert M Geraci, author of Futures of Artificial Intelligence: Perspectives from India and the U.S.
Stories are important indicators of the future. This timely contribution provides a rich basis from which to understand the long global narrative history of AI beyond the anglophone west. This powerful book will be of interest to scholars and publics alike when envisioning a future with AI across cultures.
Jennifer Chubb, Lecturer in Sociology, University of York
An invaluable resource not only for novice and veteran AI scholars but also for students and experts in the humanities, social sciences, and psychology... Many libraries' collections could benefit from a seminal work like Imagining AI: How the World Sees Intelligent Machines, an essential contribution to a thriving interdisciplinary conversation about AI and intelligent machines... AI experts and scholars will appreciate the wealth of perspectives and lenses that come with global AI narratives
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