Automating Empathy
decoding technologies that gauge intimate life
$97.73
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
13 February 2024
Summary
Automating Empathy: Navigating the Ethical Minefield of AI and Human Connection
We live in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence and the intensive use of personal data. Companies worldwide are developing technologies to infer and interact with our emotions and mental states. But are these methods complete or even ethically sound?
Automating Empathy offers a critical exploration of technologies that sense intimate dimensions of human life, raising vi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780197615553 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0197615554 |
| Author: | Andrew McStay |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 13 February 2024 |
| Weight: | 431g |
| Dimensions: | 226mm x 160mm x 31mm |
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In this innovative and powerful text, McStay (Bangor Univ., UK) provides both a thorough description and an epistemic and ethical assessment of contemporary technologies designed to emulate, interpret, and express empathy…this text stands out as a pioneering and enlightening piece, meriting reexamination for its profound insights into the intersection of technology, ethics, and human emotion. Essential. All readership levels. * Choice *
About The Author
Andrew McStay
Andrew McStay is Professor of Technology and Society and Director of The Emotional AI Lab at Bangor University, UK. He is the author of books, articles, and chapters assessing emergent technologies and their social implications. His work has covered cross-cultural social analysis of emotional AI, extended reality, and personal data stores. Active in the technology standards development community, he also serves as an advisor to policy organisations, NGOs, and as a critical friend to several start-ups.
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