Artificial Knowing Gender and the Thinking Machine

Artificial Knowing challenges the masculine slant in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) view of the world. Alison Adam admirably fills the large gap in science and technology studies by showing us that gender bias is inscribed in AI-based computer systems. Her treatment of feminist epistemology, focus...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Adam, Alison
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Routledge 1998
Taylor and Francis
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition1
Subjects
Artificial intelligence
Expert systems (Computer science)
Feminist theory
Knowledge representation (Information theory)
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Technology
Women
Mainstream Epistemology
Ai Project
Standpoint Theory
Vice Versa
Human Problem Solving
prepositional
Artificial Mind
Weak Ai
Symbolic Ai
Robot Control Systems
Traditional Ai
ALife Simulations
imagery
Young Men
AI System
Chinese Room
knowledge
Traditional Epistemology
mainstream
Postmodern Feminism
Feminist Epistemology
lorraine
AI Practitioner
Postmodern Feminists
traditional
Knowledge Engineers
epistemology
Ai Researcher
Prepositional Knowledge
Strong Ai
Epistemic Discrimination
theory
Intentional Stance
feminist
cyborg
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ISBN9780415129626
041512963X
0415129621
9780415129633
DOI10.4324/9780203005057

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Table of Contents:
  • BOOK COVER -- HALF-TITLE -- TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. FEMINIST RESOURCES -- 2. AI IN CONTEXT -- 3. THE KNOWING SUBJECT IN AI -- 4. KNOWLEDGE, LANGUAGE AND RATIONALITY IN AI -- 5. EMBODIMENT AND SITUATEDNESS -- 6. FEMINIST AI PROJECTS AND CYBERFUTURES -- BOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX