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The Twitter of Machines / OWEN BRIDGE
Swansea University Author: OWEN BRIDGE
DOI (Published version): 10.23889/SUthesis.68663
Abstract
The Twitter of Machines is a multi-stranded heterogenous novel that reflects on the nature of consciousness and technology. The novel reflects on the possibility and nature of machine consciousness, humanity’s cultural interpretations of artificial intelligence and robots. The societal impact of inc...
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Swansea
2024
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| Institution: | Swansea University |
| Degree level: | Doctoral |
| Degree name: | Ph.D |
| Supervisor: | Bilton, Alan |
| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68663 |
| Abstract: |
The Twitter of Machines is a multi-stranded heterogenous novel that reflects on the nature of consciousness and technology. The novel reflects on the possibility and nature of machine consciousness, humanity’s cultural interpretations of artificial intelligence and robots. The societal impact of increased automation is considered along with the shift towards a life lived in increasingly digitised spaces. Finaly an assessment of the potential for humans to become A mortal thanks to ever improving life extending technology is explored. |
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| Keywords: |
Consciousness, Technology, Singularity |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |