In Algorithms We Trust: Magical Thinking, Superintelligent Ai and Quantum Computing
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: This article analyzes current attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing and argues that they represent a modern‐day form of magical thinking. It proposes that AI and quantum computing are thus excellent examples of the ways that traditional distinctions between religion, science, and magic fail to account for the vibrancy and energy that surround modern technologies.
Source: Zygon®
DOI: 10.1111/zygo.12637
Author: Nathan Schradle
Language: English
Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,500
OpenAlex ID: W3082898871