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VOL. 8, ISSUE 2 (2023)
The underprivileged technological laborers in ai based science fiction from a postcolonial perspective
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S M Muktadir Billah Munim
Abstract
Science Fiction in the form of cinematography has been at the forefront of speculating the forms of AI (Artificial Intelligence) that may occupy a significant space in future human affairs. AI is currently proving to be more of a human-led intelligent network than an isolated entity with autonomous intelligence as is often portrayed through sentient, humanoid characters in many science fiction pieces. While sentient, autonomous AI is a curious romanticization of robots in the near future, it remains at best just that, a romanticization. In reality AI capability begins to taper beyond a certain point after which human laborers have to enter the scene. Laborers as such can be taken as parallels of underprivileged workers located in the colonized regions. Science fiction representations of such workers and their plight demands exploration. Also, the humanoid AI robots in science fiction may themselves be taken as parallels of slaves controlled by the former colonial powers. This paper looks into two science fiction pieces- the movie Minority Report and the tv series Westworld for underprivileged technological labor. In the former the labor takes place in a human-led AI system in the latter in the context of sentient AI modules. The paper stands firm on the foundation that AI functionality whether real or imagined through fiction, have clear postcolonial elements in them.
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Pages:94-99
How to cite this article:
S M Muktadir Billah Munim "The underprivileged technological laborers in ai based science fiction from a postcolonial perspective". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Education and Research, Vol 8, Issue 2, 2023, Pages 94-99
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