The belief that the machine is thinking

the necessary resurgence of critical awareness in the face of humanity's technological inventions

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https://doi.org/10.54786/revistaeptic.v26i2.20551

Abstract

The essay starts from the description of some humanity’s inventions to reflect on the modes of the social insertion of technology and the cybernetic artificial intelligence. In dialogue with the philosophy of technology, it reaffirms that the technology are in the human domain, in constant social construction. Thus, humanoid automatons from past centuries are no less technological than communication networks and digital platform systems of the 21st century. In order to dispute the modes of insertion of technology, it is urgent to regain critical consciousness in the face of the denial of machinery as a human condition.

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Marina Polo, 00351965522032

Doutora em Estudos da Comunicação: Tecnologia, Cultura e Sociedade pela Universidade do Minho. Integra o Telas - Laboratório de Pesquisa em Economia, Tecnologia e Políticas da Comunicação (UFC, CE) e o o Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade (CECS/UMinho).

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Published

2024-09-09

How to Cite

Polo, M. (2024). The belief that the machine is thinking: the necessary resurgence of critical awareness in the face of humanity’s technological inventions. EPTIC - International Electronic Journal of the Political Economy of Information, Communication, and Culture, 26(2), 70–80. https://doi.org/10.54786/revistaeptic.v26i2.20551

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 2 (2024): Special Issue: Artificial intelligence through the lenses of Marxism and critical thinking

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DOSSIÊ TEMÁTICO

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