Playing with Design

2012 ◽  
pp. 217-231
Author(s):  
Pedro Mota Teixeira ◽  
Maria João Félix ◽  
Paula Tavares
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Digital Games ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Dimensional Representation ◽  
Contemporary Theory ◽  
Detail Design ◽  
Digital Animation ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Relationship

In recent years, digital games had the capacity to join a vast set of knowledge fields that provided them the status of one of the areas that has most contributed to the development of contemporary theory of new technologies and also to the development of new imagetic solutions, especially in tri-dimensional representation (3D). Digital games were the motto in the research of artificial intelligence, physical and virtual interfaces, the relationship between man and machine, virtual representation, and development in the field of digital animation. In this context, the aim of the authors’ proposal is to show the need and universality of design in the development of digital games, at the level of amusement games and, mainly, in serious games. Since the authors consider design as a project and understand design as an essential tool in the development of the project, they will dwell on the amplitude of design and designer in multidisciplinary teams of game creation. The following “4 Ds” will be studied and explained in detail: design of games, design of characters and virtual scenography, “design” of emotions, and design of the interface.

AI Narratives

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Ancient Greece ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
Intelligent Machines ◽  
Narrative History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Imaginative Thinking ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into

This book is the first to examine the history of imaginative thinking about intelligent machines. As real artificial intelligence (AI) begins to touch on all aspects of our lives, this long narrative history shapes how the technology is developed, deployed, and regulated. It is therefore a crucial social and ethical issue. Part I of this book provides a historical overview from ancient Greece to the start of modernity. These chapters explore the revealing prehistory of key concerns of contemporary AI discourse, from the nature of mind and creativity to issues of power and rights, from the tension between fascination and ambivalence to investigations into artificial voices and technophobia. Part II focuses on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in which a greater density of narratives emerged alongside rapid developments in AI technology. These chapters reveal not only how AI narratives have consistently been entangled with the emergence of real robotics and AI, but also how they offer a rich source of insight into how we might live with these revolutionary machines. Through their close textual engagements, these chapters explore the relationship between imaginative narratives and contemporary debates about AI’s social, ethical, and philosophical consequences, including questions of dehumanization, automation, anthropomorphization, cybernetics, cyberpunk, immortality, slavery, and governance. The contributions, from leading humanities and social science scholars, show that narratives about AI offer a crucial epistemic site for exploring contemporary debates about these powerful new technologies.

THE CONCEPT OF "CREATOR" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEGISLATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (05) ◽  
pp. 168-172
Author(s):  
Leyla Mobil Khankishiyeva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Creative Activity ◽  
World Science ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
The World ◽  
Artificial Intelligence Technology ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Robotics

One of the realities of modern times is the evolution of new technologies around the world, as well as the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics in different spheres of society. Artificial intelligence, which was founded in the middle of the last century, has been one of the most invested in and interesting fields in recent times. Recently one of the most discussed and important issues is the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property rights (IPR). Thus, the ownership of works created by artificial intelligence is one of the most discussed issues. In recent years, on the initiative of President Ilham Aliyev, modern achievements of world science have been applied in the life of society in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Considering all of this, the significance and urgency of the situation are clear. In other words, this is an issue that is high on both our national and international agendas. Key words: Artificial intelligence technology, creative activity, concept of "author", “work made for hire” doctrine,computer-generated works

scholarly journals Constitutional democracy and technology in the age of artificial intelligence

2018 ◽  
Vol 376 (2133) ◽  
pp. 20180089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Nemitz
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Constitutional Democracy ◽  
Theme Issue ◽  
Internet Economy ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
Technological Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Given the foreseeable pervasiveness of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern societies, it is legitimate and necessary to ask the question how this new technology must be shaped to support the maintenance and strengthening of constitutional democracy. This paper first describes the four core elements of today's digital power concentration, which need to be seen in cumulation and which, seen together, are both a threat to democracy and to functioning markets. It then recalls the experience with the lawless Internet and the relationship between technology and the law as it has developed in the Internet economy and the experience with GDPR before it moves on to the key question for AI in democracy, namely which of the challenges of AI can be safely and with good conscience left to ethics, and which challenges of AI need to be addressed by rules which are enforceable and encompass the legitimacy of democratic process, thus laws. The paper closes with a call for a new culture of incorporating the principles of democracy, rule of law and human rights by design in AI and a three-level technological impact assessment for new technologies like AI as a practical way forward for this purpose. This article is part of a theme issue ‘Governing artificial intelligence: ethical, legal, and technical opportunities and challenges’.

Stepping back to move forward: Centering capital in discussions of technology and the future of work

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 129-133
Author(s):  
Benjamin Shestakofsky
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Robotic Systems ◽  
Future Of Work ◽  
Technological Unemployment ◽  
The Future ◽  
Constructivist Approaches ◽  
The Relationship

Some researchers have warned that advances in artificial intelligence will increasingly allow employers to substitute human workers with software and robotic systems, heralding an impending wave of technological unemployment. By attending to the particular contexts in which new technologies are developed and implemented, others have revealed that there is nothing inevitable about the future of work, and that there is instead the potential for a diversity of models for organizing the relationship between work and artificial intelligence. Although these social constructivist approaches allow researchers to identify sources of contingency in technological outcomes, they are less useful in explaining how aims and outcomes can converge across diverse settings. In this essay, I make the case that researchers of work and technology should endeavor to link the outcomes of artificial intelligence systems not only to their immediate environments but also to less visible—but nevertheless deeply influential—structural features of societies. I demonstrate the utility of this approach by elaborating on how finance capital structures technology choices in the workplace. I argue that investigating how the structure of ownership influences a firm’s technology choices can open our eyes to alternative models and politics of technological development, improving our understanding of how to make innovation work for everyone instead of allowing the benefits generated by technological change to be hoarded by a select few.

scholarly journals Transhumanism as a Challenge to the Medical Doctor-Patient Relation

2018 ◽  
pp. 47-69
Author(s):  
Joanna Miksa
Keyword(s):  
Medical Ethics ◽  
Therapeutic Relationship ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Medical Doctor ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Way

In this paper I undertake to analyze the way in which the arrival of HETs may influence the therapeutic relationship between the medical doctor and the patient. I begin with presenting he notion of transhumanism, insisting especially on the fact that some of the technologies that can be classified as HETs are already in use. As a result, the traditionally difficult task of defining health and a disease is becoming even more complicated. This circumstance poses the risk that medical doctors in their relationship with the patient, because of the possibilities offered by new technologies, will oscillate in their professional practice between helping the patient to recover and satisfying needs that are not justified by the considerations of health. I will try to show how the therapeutic relationship between the medical doctor and the patient may be transformed because of new technologies by using the example of IVF procedure applied to postmenopausal patients. In order to understand why the relationship between the medical doctors and their patients is so vulnerable in the context of transhumanism, I propose to re-analyze the most basic notions which help us understand the nature of the therapeutic relationship: the status of medicine as contrasted with technology, basic principles of medical ethics, the notion of a disease and an illness.

scholarly journals Robotopias: mapping utopian perspectives on new industrial technology

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhiannon Firth ◽  
Andrew Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Human Essence ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Labour Power ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis paper maps utopian theories of technological change. The focus is on debates surrounding emerging industrial technologies which contribute to making the relationship between humans and machines more symbiotic and entangled, such as robotics, automation and artificial intelligence. The aim is to provide a map to navigate complex debates on the potential for technology to be used for emancipatory purposes and to plot the grounds for tactical engagements.Design/methodology/approachThe paper proposes a two-way axis to map theories into to a six-category typology. Axis one contains the parameters humanist–assemblage. Humanists draw on the idea of a human essence of creative labour-power, and treat machines as alienated and exploitative form of this essence. Assemblage theorists draw on posthumanism and poststructuralism, maintaining that humans always exist within assemblages which also contain non-human forces. Axis two contains the parameters utopian/optimist; tactical/processual; and dystopian/pessimist, depending on the construed potential for using new technologies for empowering ends.FindingsThe growing social role of robots portends unknown, and maybe radical, changes, but there is no single human perspective from which this shift is conceived. Approaches cluster in six distinct sets, each with different paradigmatic assumptions.Practical implicationsMapping the categories is useful pedagogically, and makes other political interventions possible, for example interventions between groups and social movements whose practice-based ontologies differ vastly.Originality/valueBringing different approaches into contact and mapping differences in ways which make them more comparable, can help to identify the points of disagreement and the empirical or axiomatic grounds for these. It might facilitate the future identification of criteria to choose among the approaches.

The Nature of Influence of Artificial Intelligence on the Status and Development of Talented Employees in the Organization

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 153-159
Author(s):  
S.A. Makushkin ◽  
◽  
N.V. Lyapunova ◽  
M.V. Vinichenko ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Online Service ◽  
The Status ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Relationship

the article deals with the problem of the influence of artificial intelligence on the status and development of talented employees in an organization. Tougher competition in the context of the next economic crisis approaching has necessitated the technological use of artificial intelligence while increasing the efficiency of talented employees. The focus group analysis of the results of the survey using the online service “Google Form” revealed that a favorable environment reigns in organizations as a whole, allowing the most effective use of the potential of talented employees. Discrimination, envy of colleagues and their indifference do not greatly affect the loyalty of talented employees. The creation of the most favorable working conditions for talented employees is controversial, creating the preconditions for dissatisfaction with the rest of the organization’s employees, and can lead to conflict, including on ethnic grounds. For the first time, the article reveals the nature of the influence of artificial intelligence on the promotion of talented employees. The majority consider this effect to be positive (63%). The originality of the study lies in identifying the nature of the relationship between the leaders of natural intelligence – talented employees – and artificial intelligence. This study can serve as a basis for reducing risks in working with talented employees in the context of using artificial intelligence.

scholarly journals PROMOTERS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITY IN THE NIGERIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY

2020 ◽  
pp. 46-64
Author(s):  
Waribugo Sylva ◽  
Onyekachi Chinedu Scott
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Telecommunications Industry ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
New Wave ◽  
Competitive Pressure ◽  
Managerial Support ◽  
Telecommunication Companies ◽  
The Relationship

The rise of Big Data, coupled with the need for organisations to catch up with the dynamic and complex business environment, has sparked a new wave of interest in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This study investigated vendor partnership and managerial support as enhancers of artificial intelligence capability of telecommunication firms in Nigeria, using competitive pressure as a moderator. A survey was conducted among 141 managers and IT staff from four dominant telecommunication firms, and data were analysed to generate descriptive outputs, with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 27. Moreover, five hypotheses were tested using the Partial Least Squares – Structural Equation Modelling, with the aid of SmartPLS 3.2.9. Inferential output indicates that higher levels of vendor partnership and managerial support amplify artificial intelligence capability, while competitive pressure neither promotes artificial intelligence capability nor buffers the relationship between each of the two exogenous variables and artificial intelligence capability. The study recommends that telecommunication companies should only select partners who are trusted, reliable and knowledgeable in emerging AI- enabled technologies, and emphasize lasting, strong and extensive social, economic, commercial and technical ties. Also, managers should nurture a culture that enables members adapt to new technologies; and channel resources to adequately fund AI-initiatives. KEYWORDS: Artificial Intelligence Capability, Managerial Support, Vendor Partnership, Competitive Pressure.

scholarly journals Towards Discovering Employee-Worker Interactions - Aspects of Conclusion of Psychological Contract

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Rogozińska-Pawełczyk
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Psychological Contract ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Exchange Relationship ◽  
Employment Relationships ◽  
Subjective Beliefs ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The psychological contract refers to presumed and subjective beliefs in relation to the exchange relationship, considered mainly between employees and employers. An immanent part of the psychological contract is its subjectivity and the relationship of exchange of expectations, promises or commitments of both parties to the employment relationship. The conditions in which modern organisations have to operate justify the use of the psychological contract for the analysis of employment relationships, but do not yet take into account the emerging new form of relationship at the workplace. Currently, thanks to the development of new technologies, including artificial intelligence, the role of robots in the workplace is growing. The aim of the article is to outline the framework for building the involvement of employees in technologically, socially and emotionally advanced forms of artificial intelligence. The manifestations of workers' interactions with social robots within the framework of a contractual partnership will be defined. To this end, the arguments for the possibility of concluding a psychological contract between a human and a robot based on the theory of exchange and the standard of reciprocity, which can set new directions for research in this area, are reviewed.

scholarly journals What is the “Status questionis” of the e-nose. The future of artificial nose

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Electronic Device ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Health Food ◽  
Artificial Nose ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
The Status ◽  
Olfactory Sense

An artificial nose (e-nose) is a multipotential electronic device, based on various sensors with the ability to recognize different odours, in the same way that the human olfactory sense does. An updated e-nose system will allow us to detect different oncological and/or degenerative diseases of the human being that today are diagnosed late. Other options would include providing specific information on the quality and condition of food, analysing and detecting the degree of environmental pollution, analysing perfumes and their essences, determining the composition and characteristics of certain beverages such as wine, tea, oil, cocoa and other products. The application of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence and nanotechnology, make it easier to distinguish many different odours in less time. In this paper, we have made a current investigation of the different types of e-nose existing today. Aim of the study Currently nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and computer science are tools that have revolutionary possibilities for the construction of a new e-nose device and progress over the current scopes. If we manage to unite the advantages provided by each of these new technologies that we have mentioned, we will be able to build a very useful device applicable in various fields such as health, food and beverage industry, perfumes and environment. Therefore, the objectives we have in this study are the following: To learn where artificial nose technology stands and what has been developed so far. Based on these findings, ask ourselves the following question: Is it possible to achieve an effective functioning or is it an unreachable project? To compile the majority of scientific articles published mainly in the last 10 years with examples of the use that has been made of artificial noses in the measurement of volatile compounds in the different fields mentioned. In the same way to gather the information published in the last years in relation to the usefulness, existence in the market and purposes of equipment that can measure the olfaction in the human being, what we will call the Smell-o-meter or olfactometer for human use. Material and Methods In the first part of this research we will gather most of the information existing so far in the international bibliography, as well as the achievements and utilities obtained to date. Following we will analyse all the new concepts related to e-nose devices that exist on sensors, gas chromatography, nanotechnology application, electronic engineering, materials and techniques as preliminary ideas for the development of the devices.

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