algorithmic intimacy

Author's name: Anthony Elliott

"How do the most intimate dimensions of our lives become subject to algorithmic calculations, in a world where artificial intelligence is shaping and reshaping our understanding of ourselves and our societies? What conditions must be met before our emotions and intimate lives become data that can be mathematically analyzed and reconfigured in a complex interaction between people and machines? Will something special emerge at the level of personal life and intimate relationships from these predictive algorithms; something that perhaps computer programming did not anticipate?"

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Citing the latest scientific experiments and literary works, the book offers an engaging philosophical exposition of how our intimate lives have been transformed by communication media, and how our feelings toward machines are transforming our feelings toward each other.