"White Crisis" and/as "Existential Risk," or the Entangled Apocalypticism of Artificial Intelligence

In this article, I present a critique of Robert Geraci's Apocalyptic artificial intelligence (AI) discourse, drawing attention to certain shortcomings which become apparent when the analytical lens shifts from religion to the race-religion nexus. Building on earlier work, I explore the phenomen...

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Published in:Zygon
Main Author: Ali, Mustafa, Syed (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2019]
In: Zygon
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Artificial intelligence / Human being / Threat / Whites / Apocalypticism
Further subjects:B existential risk
B Transhumanism
B Apocalyptic AI
B Apocalypticism
B Race
B Religion
B algorithmic racism
B Posthumanism
B White Crisis
B Whiteness
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