Desire in the Age of Robots and AI: An Investigation in Science Fiction and Fact

Description: Desire in the Age of Robots and AI by Rebecca Gibson This book examines how science fictions portrayal of humanitys desire for robotic companions influences and reflects changes in our actual desires. In creating a new species of potential companions, science fiction highlights what we already want and how our desires dictate—and are in return recreated— by what is written. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book examines how science fictions portrayal of humanitys desire for robotic companions influences and reflects changes in our actual desires. It begins by taking the reader on a journey that outlines basic human desires—in short, we are storytellers, and we need the objects of our desire to be able to mirror that aspect of our beings. This not only explains the reasons we seek out differences in our mates, but also why we crave sex and romance with robots. In creating a new species of potential companions, science fiction highlights what we already want and how our desires dictate—and are in return recreated— by what is written. But sex with robots is more than a sci-fi pop-culture phenomenon; its a driving force in the latest technological advances in cybernetic science. As such, this book looks at both what we imagine and what we can create in terms of the newest iterations of robotic companionship. Back Cover "... Rebecca Gibson has given us this wonderful book that details how these technologies could have an even more profound influence--redefining that in us which is most human." -- Chris Irwin Davis, Ph.D., A.I. Research Scientist "Gibsons book is a delightful and dirty look on what separates us from the machines, and exactly what those differences say about us if they even exist anymore." --Jef Rouner, author of The Rook Circle "Well researched, engaging, and thought provoking, Dr. Gibson has given humanity a lot to consider when it comes to our desires and creations. A winning combination of entertaining and well documented information and analysis!" --Eli Girvin, Talent Analytics Strategy Consultant with IBM This book examines how science fictions portrayal of humanitys desire for robotic companions influences and reflects changes in our actual desires. It begins by taking the reader on a journey that outlines basic human desires--in short, we are storytellers, and we need the objects of our desire to be able to mirror that aspect of our beings. This not only explores the reasons we seek out differences in our mates, but also why we crave sex and romance with robots. In creating a new species of potential companions, science fiction highlights what we already want and how our desires dictate--and are in return recreated-- by what is written. But sex with robots is more than a sci-fi pop-culture phenomenon; its a driving force in the latest technological advances in cybernetic science. As such, this book looks at both what we imagine and what we can create in terms of the newest iterations of robotic companionship. Author Biography Rebecca Gibson, PhD, is Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame, USA. She specializes in bioanthropology, and serves as a juror for the Speculative Literature Foundations Working Class Writers grant. Her work has been published in NEXUS, and in Sexuality & Culture. Table of Contents Chapter 1. The Gears and Wires of Robot Sex.- Chapter 2. What Defines Reality?: Robot/Android Self-Knowledge and Authenticity.- Chapter 3. Incep Dates and Pleasure Models: Death, Life, and Love in Blade Runner.- Chapter 4. Angel Replicants and Solid Holograms—Blade Runner 2049 and Its Impact on Robotics.- Chapter 5. Moving Toward an Acceptance of Robotic Sexuality through Sci-Fi. Review "Gibsons book is a masterclass in how to analyze literature and film and turn them into useful bits of evidence for a larger ethnographic study. I would recommend Desire in the Age of Robots and AI for both undergraduate and graduate courses in Anthropology, Folklore, Sociology, Film Studies, Literary Anthropology, Science and Technology Studies, Human Sexuality, and so much more." (Wayne Fife, Anthropologica, Vol. 63 (1), 2021) Review Quote "Gibsons book is a masterclass in how to analyze literature and film and turn them into useful bits of evidence for a larger ethnographic study. I would recommend Desire in the Age of Robots and AI for both undergraduate and graduate courses in Anthropology, Folklore, Sociology, Film Studies, Literary Anthropology, Science and Technology Studies, Human Sexuality, and so much more." (Wayne Fife, Anthropologica, Vol. 63 (1), 2021) Feature Ties together bioanthropological literature with current events and science fiction to paint a full picture of human-robot desires Explores the iterations of Philip K. Dicks Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep in literature and film in the light of technological innovations Examines the iterative relationship between fiction and science and challenges the ethics, inclusivity, and diversity of both Details ISBN3030240169 Author Rebecca Gibson Year 2019 ISBN-10 3030240169 ISBN-13 9783030240165 Format Hardcover Pages 141 Publication Date 2019-09-02 Short Title Desire in the Age of Robots and AI Language English DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-24017-2 DEWEY 303.483 Edition 1st Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland UK Release Date 2019-09-02 Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition Description 1st ed. 2020 Imprint Springer Nature Switzerland AG Subtitle An Investigation in Science Fiction and Fact Alternative 9783030240196 Audience Professional & Vocational Illustrations 5 Illustrations, color; XI, 141 p. 5 illus. in color. We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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