Dark Machines - How Artificial Intelligence, Digitalization Automation Is Changing

This book offers a critical primer on how Artificial Intelligence and digitalization are shaping our planet and the risks posed to society and environmental sustainability.

List of contents

1. Introduction to Dark Machines 2. A forever changing planet 3. Seeing the world through the eyes of intelligent machines 4. Automating our living planet 5. Capital, intelligent machines and sustainability 6. Behind the crypto-hype 7. Machine intelligent misinformation 8. Nature, emotions and machines 9. Algorithmic resistance for the planet 10. Towards planetary responsible AI

About the author

Victor Galaz is Associate Professor in Political Science at the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University, Sweden, and Program Director at the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. His research explores the political and social dynamics of climate crises and systemic risks, and the influence of information technological change on a human-dominated planet. He is the author of Global Environmental Governance, Technology and Politics: The Anthropocene Gap (2015), co-author of Biosphere Code: A Manifesto for Algorithms in the Environment (2015), and editor of Global Challenges, Governance, and Complexity: Applications and Frontiers (2019).

Summary

This book offers a critical primer on how Artificial Intelligence and digitalization are shaping our planet and the risks posed to society and environmental sustainability.

Product details

• Authors: Victor Galaz, Galaz Victor
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032330273
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3233027-3
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Artificial Intelligence, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, NATURE / Ecology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Applied ecology, Social issues & processes, Social impact of environmental issues, Social and ethical issues, Environmental policy & protocols, Central / national / federal government, COMPUTERS / Artificial Intelligence / General, Central government, Environmental policy and protocols