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What does it mean to be intelligent Is it something unique to humans or do we share it with other beings
Recent years have seen rapid advances in artificial intelligence which increasingly appears to be something stranger than we ever imagined At the same time we are becoming more aware of the other intelligences which have been with us all along unrecognized These other beings are the animals plants and natural systems that surround us and are slowly revealing their complexity and knowledge just as the new technologies weve built are threatening to cause their extinction and ours
In Ways of Being writer and artist James Bridle considers the fascinating uncanny and multiple ways of existing on earth What can we learn from these other forms of intelligence and personhood and how can we change our societies to live more equitably with one another and the nonhuman world From Greek oracles to octopuses forests to satellites Bridle tells a radical new story about ecology technology and intelligence We must they argue expand our definition of these terms to build a meaningful and free relationship with the nonhuman one based on solidarity and cognitive diversity We have so much to learn and many worlds to gain
James Bridle 2022 P Penguin Audio 2022
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