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AI and apocalyptic imaginations
AI and apocalyptic imaginations
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Book Introduction
AI is not a tool, it's a myth.
In the imagination of salvation and destruction, humans prophesy their own future.
The apocalypse created by technology is yet another grand narrative created by an era that has lost its meaning. The AI ​​Encyclopedia.
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Technological Myths and Doomsday Narratives

01 Singularity and the Myth of Transcendence

02 AGI Messiahs

03 The Uncontrollability of Superintelligence

04 Anti-technologicalism and technological de-escalation

05 Right-Wing Accelerationism and Inhuman Political Philosophy

06 Realizers of the Dominance and Acceleration of Capital

07 Left Acceleration and Utopia Reload

08 AI Realism and the Limits of Imagination

09 Non-Western Technological Philosophy and the Shift in Perception

10 Existence after AI

Into the book
Genetics is rewriting the code of life, nanotechnology is manipulating matter at the atomic level, and robotics and AI are creating intelligence itself.
The accelerating changes brought about by these three revolutions, intertwined and in turn, are the specific blueprint for the future predicted by Kurzweil.
Kurzweil predicts that by 2029, AI will reach "human-level intelligence"—equivalent to the best experts in a specific field—followed by the emergence of "artificial general intelligence (AGI)"—a machine that will excel any human in every way.
This goes beyond simply imitating humans, and foreshadows the emergence of a being that surpasses the intelligence of all humanity.
--- From “01_“Singularityism and the Myth of Transcendence””

If the dangers of superintelligence are so obvious and catastrophic, what should humanity do? Elijah Yudkowski's solution is as decisive and radical as the question he poses.
He dismisses minor measures like the six-month moratorium on AI development proposed by AI experts in 2023 as mere political maneuvering that fails to grasp the gravity of the situation.
The very idea that a safety issue that might take decades to resolve can be resolved in six months is absurd.
There is no compromise for him.
The only way for humanity to survive is to 'Shut it all down.'
--- From “03_“The Uncontrollability of Superintelligence””

It is about dismantling the old and inefficient operating system called democracy and establishing a new order where only technological efficiency and the logic of capital operate.
In this world, sovereignty no longer belongs to the state, but to the market and the small technological elite that controls it.
Society is run like a giant corporation, led by the most capable capitalists rather than elected representatives, and individual freedom is evaluated solely on the basis of its utility in the market.
This is a dark and grandiose idealism for the complete annihilation of the state and a post-democratic world where the logic of capital dominates everything.
--- From “06_“The Dominance of Capital and the Realizers of Acceleration””

From the utopians who dream of eternal life through technological singularity (Kurzweil) to the pessimists who fear uncontrollable superintelligence (Yudkowski), to the accelerationists who either surrender everything to the flow of techno-capital (Rand) or hijack it and revive old communist ideals (left-wing accelerationism), they are all fighting over whether Western technology will accelerate or decelerate on a single track, or who will be in charge of the steering wheel.
Yuk Hui and Mbembe question the very trajectory, urging us to undergo a “shift in perception” that allows us to consider the possibility of a completely different path.
--- From “09_“Non-Western Technological Philosophy and the Shift in Perception”

Publisher's Review
AI, the imagination of salvation and destruction

AI may be humanity's greatest invention, but it may also be its last.
The days when technological advancement promised the salvation of mankind are over.
Now, we face existential anxiety amidst the abundance created by AI.
The 'AI apocalypse' is not simply a fear, but a new myth created by humanity that has lost meaning and purpose.
The narrative of the end of the world, once borne by religion and ideology, is now being replaced by technology.
Singularity, acceleration, utopia, and dystopia are all different faces of this myth.

AI is not a technology, but a narrative, and within it coexist human desires for salvation and self-destructive impulses.
This book dissects these complex narratives, mapping the imagination surrounding AI. Rather than asking whether AI will destroy us, it traces why this question has become one of the most compelling of our time.
Technological advancements are a source of human anxiety, and that anxiety is once again captivating us in the form of new myths.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: November 18, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 110 pages | 128*188*7mm
- ISBN13: 9791143014962

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