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Dreary useless centuries of happiness: Cordwainer Smith's "Under Old Earth" as an ethical critique of our current Emotion AI goals.

This paper explores the ways in which Cordwainer Smith's short story "Under Old Earth" problematizes emotions, who/what has them, and who/what is granted moral status. Most importantly, however, "Under Old Earth" questions the primacy of happiness in human society, especially where happiness is unde...

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Published in:Neohelicon Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 465 - 477
Main Author: Curry, Alba
Format: Article
Published: Springer Nature Dec2022
Subjects:
Smith, Cordwainer
Robots
Affective computing
Emotions
Societies
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