Talking to robots : tales from our human-robot futures /

What robot and AI systems are being built and imagined right now? What do they say about us, their creators? Will they usher in a fantastic new future, or destroy us? What do some of our greatest thinkers, from physicist Brian Greene and futurist Kevin

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Main Authors: Duncan, David Ewing
Published: Dutton,
Publisher Address: [New York] :
Publication Dates: [2019]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: What robot and AI systems are being built and imagined right now? What do they say about us, their creators? Will they usher in a fantastic new future, or destroy us? What do some of our greatest thinkers, from physicist Brian Greene and futurist Kevin
Carrier Form: viii, 303 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9781524743598 (hardcover) :
1524743593 (hardcover)
9781524743611 (electronic book)
1524743615 (electronic book)
Index Number: TJ211
CLC: TP24
Call Number: TP24/D911
Contents: Prelude: When the robots arrived -- Teddy bear bot -- The %$@! robot that swiped my job -- Sex (intimacy) bot -- Facebook bot -- Doc bot -- Hello, robot driver -- Warrior bot -- Beer bot -- It's not about the robots bot -- Politician bot -- Wearable bot