Commentary: “Whiteness and Colourblindness”

This commentary argues that, in discussing the racial and cultural identities of cinematic representations of humanoid AI robots, nuances and differentiations are beneficial. It suggests that the essay on which the present text comments does not sufficiently acknowledge the range of identities found...

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Published inPhilosophy & technology Vol. 35; no. 1
Main Author Bayer, Gerd
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.03.2022
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Actors
Artificial intelligence
Artistic representation (Imitation)
Education
Garland, Alex
Hispanic people
Motion pictures
Philosophy
Philosophy of Technology
Power
Racism
Research Article
Robotics
Robots
White people
AI ethics
Ex Machina (film)
Cinema and robots
Racism
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Summary:This commentary argues that, in discussing the racial and cultural identities of cinematic representations of humanoid AI robots, nuances and differentiations are beneficial. It suggests that the essay on which the present text comments does not sufficiently acknowledge the range of identities found in AI films, in particular in Alex Garland's Ex Machina (2014).
ISSN:2210-5433
2210-5441
DOI:10.1007/s13347-022-00499-2