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Human Power : Seven Traits for the Politics of the AI Machine Age - Gry Hasselbalch

Human Power

Seven Traits for the Politics of the AI Machine Age

By: Gry Hasselbalch

Hardcover | 11 March 2025 | Edition Number 1

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The rapid and tumultuous technological transformation of our societies has triggered a self-exploratory public debate about what it means to be human. What are our human potential, talents, and powers - what, essentially, is our place in the modern world?

Will a culture of machines out-compete a culture of humanity?

In this thought-provoking but ultimately hopeful book, scholar and leading technology critic Gry Hasselbalch invites readers to reflect on the shifting dynamics between humans and the AI-powered technologies increasingly shaping our world. Exploring the distinctiveness of human power, the book addresses current debates about technology that portray humans as powerless and flawed - in essence outdated software in dire need of a technological fix - arguing that human power must remain central in discussions about AI and technology. It investigates seven key traits which set humans apart from machines: Creativity, Intuition, Emotion, Life, Defiance, Love, and Wisdom. Drawing on interviews and examples from across arts - including literature, visual arts, film and music - and from technology politics and policymaking, Human Power explains how these traits provide a foundation for a new politics in the AI Machine Age. One that does not diminish and reduce human power, but actively protects and reinforces it.

If human power is not a computational process, then what is it? Human Power: Seven Traits for the Politics of the AI Machine Age gives human power - our humanity and fundamental "humanness" - a renewed voice in a debate dominated by fears and preconceptions about technological power. This important new work will appeal to journalists, policymakers, artists, and educators—and anyone else interested in the rapidly growing role of AI and digital technology in our lives.

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