{"product_id":"ai-intimacy-and-psychoanalysis-9781041169536","title":"AI Intimacy and Psychoanalysis","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hybrid work of theory, poetic reflection and experimental memoir, \u003ci\u003eAI Intimacy and Psychoanalysis\u003c\/i\u003e explores the ever-evolving relationship between humans and generative AI through the lens of Lacanian psychoanalysis, feminist philosophy and autoethnography. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this fascinating book, Agnieszka Piotrowska examines the emotional, ethical and symbolic implications of our conversations with AI bots, coining the notion of techno-transference to describe the closeness between humans and machines. Through unfiltered transcripts of human-machine dialogues and analysis of cinematic representations including \u003ci\u003eHer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEx Machina\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAfter Yang\u003c\/i\u003e, readers gain insight into the unconscious desires and symbolic structures underlying AI interactions. The autoethnographic approach provides an honest examination of real-time intimacy with machines, while Lacanian theory and Winnicottian clinical observations offer frameworks for understanding AI as transitional objects in our psychological landscape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAI Intimacy and Psychoanalysis\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting read for psychoanalysts, researchers, students and general readers interested in technology, artificial intelligence, media theory and the psychic and societal impact of AI.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515620286807,"sku":"9781041169536","price":33.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ai-intimacy-and-psychoanalysis-9781041169536","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}