Journal of Shanghai University (Social Science Edition) ›› 2020, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4): 14-23.

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AI Images and “the Other” that Becomes a Part of “We”

  

  • Online:2020-07-15 Published:2020-11-27

Abstract:  The rapid advancement of AI (Artificial Interlligence) technologies has a great impact on contemporary society and culture. AI images and AI technologies in films  have been parallel in development roads, but interacted on cultural levels. In fact, AI images that on many occassions transcend technological development have exerted special social and cultural impact on public mentality and even resulted in the fear that AI will eventually replace human beings. The view like this means regarding AI on the whole as “the Other”by the medium of images. However, it is not totally harmful to set up AI as “the Other” because it is exactly through the contrasting structure that we have found the defects of “the Other” and come to the understanding that it is illusive to contruct a masterslave relationship between human and AI. In this zigzag way, we bring “the Other” back  to the embrace of the subject. The process resembling iek’s disparity has an unexpected goal: AI becomes a part of “We” after a slew of view changes, during which images undoubtedly serve as a medium and driving force. 

Key words: AI images, the other, disparity ,