"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 phenomenon of...

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Publicado en:Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 207 - 225
Autor principal: Ali, Syed Mustafa
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Publicado: Open Library of Humanities Mar2019
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