Ai for Death and Dying

What is artificial intelligence (AI)? How does AI affect death matters and the digital beyond? How are death and dying handled in our digital age?
AI for Dying and Death covers a broad range of literature, research and challenges around this topic. It explores ethical memorisation, digital legacies and bereavement, post death avatars and AI and the digital beyond. It also analyzes religious perspectives on AI for death and dying, and planning for death in a digital age.

List of contents

Chapter 1 What is Artificial Intelligence?
 
Chapter 2 Death and Dying in the Digital Age
 
Chapter 3 Ethical Memorialisation
 
Chapter 4 Digital Legacy Management
 
Chapter 5 Religious Perspectives
 
Chapter 6 Digital Bereavement
 
Chapter 7 Digital Afterlife, Digital Immortal Creation and Artificial Intelligence
 
Chapter 8 Artificial Intelligence and the Digital Beyond
 
References

About the author

Maggi Savin-Baden is Professor of Education at the University of Worcester and has researched and evaluated staff and student experience of learning for over 20 years and gained funding in this area (Leverhulme Trust, JISC, Higher Education Academy, MoD). She has a strong publication record of over 50 research publications and 17 books which reflect her research interests on the impact of innovative learning, digital fluency, cyber-influence, pedagogical agents, qualitative research methods, and problem-based learning. In her spare time, she runs, bakes, climbs and attempts triathlons

Summary

What is artificial intelligence (AI)? How does AI affect death matters and the digital beyond? How are death and dying handled in our digital age?
AI for Dying and Death covers a broad range of literature, research and challenges around this topic. It explores ethical memorisation, digital legacies and bereavement, post death avatars and AI and the digital beyond. It also analyzes religious perspectives on AI for death and dying, and planning for death in a digital age.

Product details

• Authors: Maggi Savin-Baden, Maggi (University of Coventry Savin-Baden, Maggi (University of Worcester) Savin-Baden
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9780367613174
• ISBN: 978-0-367-61317-4
• No. of pages: 196
• Series: AI for Everything
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Artificial Intelligence, MEDICAL / Public Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Death & Dying, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, COMPUTERS / Computer Science, computer science, Personal & public health, Clinical psychology, Sociology: death and dying, Personal and public health / health education, Sociology: Death & Dying, COMPUTERS / Artificial Intelligence / General