{"product_id":"representing-the-new-ai-in-film-and-television-by-dr-graham-allen-9781350378018","title":"Representing the New AI in Film and Television","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 21st century has witnessed rapid advances in artificial intelligence, giving rise to a society that is at once hopeful but also mistrustful of the possibilities this technology offers. Our hopes and anxieties have played out across a variety of media in recent times, but arguably nowhere more significantly than on our screens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRepresenting the New AI in Film and Television\u003c\/i\u003e explores a phenomenon it calls the new AI cinema and television, arguing that since the mid-2010s, a distinctly new phase in the representation of AI has occurred. Discussing films such as \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner 2049\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEx Machina\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGhost in the Shell\u003c\/i\u003e alongside television series such as \u003ci\u003eWestworld\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHumans\u003c\/i\u003e, it argues that they have moved away from apocalyptic scenarios toward questions of personhood, consciousness, and social inclusion and exclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn doing so, it intervenes in some of today's most pressing debates, including gender representation, AI ethics, climate catastrophe, and the rights of artificially intelligent beings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383973363948,"sku":"9781350378018","price":43.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/21692463482668.jpg?v=1773392291","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/representing-the-new-ai-in-film-and-television-by-dr-graham-allen-9781350378018","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}