Representing the New AI in Film and Television
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AlbakiReads Editorial Screen AI beyond the apocalypse
Screen AI beyond the apocalypse
Graham Allen examines what he terms a new phase of AI representation in film and television since the mid-2010s. Using works including Blade Runner 2049, Ex Machina, Ghost in the Shell, Westworld, and Humans, the book traces a shift away from largely apocalyptic scenarios toward questions of consciousness, personhood, and belonging. Its discussion connects screen depictions of artificial intelligence with debates around gender, ethical responsibility, climate catastrophe, and the status and rights of artificial beings. Positioned at the intersection of science-fiction media study and contemporary AI discourse, it considers how popular screen narratives frame both the promise of AI and the unease surrounding it.
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- Students and scholars of film, television, and science-fiction studies
- Readers interested in cultural representations of artificial intelligence
- Those exploring AI ethics, personhood, gender, and social inclusion through screen media
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Artificial intelligenceScience-fiction film and televisionConsciousness and personhoodAI ethics and rightsGender and social inclusion
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Book Overview The 21st-century has witnessed rapid advances in artificial intelligence, giving rise to a society at once hopeful but also mistrustful o...
The 21st-century has witnessed rapid advances in artificial intelligence, giving rise to a society at once hopeful but also mistrustful of the possibilities that this technology offers. Our hopes and anxieties have played out across a variety of media in recent times, but arguably nowhere more significantly than on our screens.
This book explores a phenomenon, which it calls the new AI cinema and television, arguing that since the mid-2010s, a distinctly new phase in the representation of AI has occurred. Discussing films such as Blade Runner 2049, Ex Machina and Ghost in the Shell alongside television series such as Westworld and Humans, it argues that they have moved away from apocalyptic scenarios towards questions of personhood, consciousness, and social inclusion and exclusion. In doing so, it intervenes in some of today's most pressing debates, including gender representation, AI ethics, climate catastrophe, and the rights of artificially intelligent beings.
Book Details Format: Hardcover | Pages: 240 | Language: English | Publisher: BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC | ISBN: 1350378038
FormatHardcover
Pages240
LanguageEnglish
ISBN1350378038
EAN9781350378032
PublisherBLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC
Publication Date2025-06-26
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeHARD COVER BOOKS
Weight1.14 Pounds
Length9.21 Inches
Width6.14 Inches
Height0.56 Inches
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