Errant Intelligence : A Media Theory of Machine Learning

Artificial intelligence is often framed as a quest to replicate the human brain, promising frictionless cognition and a future of seamless automation. But what if this pervasive narrative obscures a deeper, more “errant” truth?Errant Intelligence challenges the prevailing biological and individualis...

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Autor principal: Clemens Apprich
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Publicado: Routledge 2026
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