Robots in Religious Practices: A Review
J Simmerlein, M Tretter - Theology and Science, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A growing number of robots perform religious practices. Consequently, a lot of
research is already done on robots and religion. What has been missing from the current …
research is already done on robots and religion. What has been missing from the current …
Robots and care of the ageing self: An emerging economy of loneliness
G Pratt, C Johnston, K Johnson - Environment and Planning …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
What happens when caring for the ageing population is so devalued that robots are
deployed to care for our elders? We examine the growing employment of companion robots …
deployed to care for our elders? We examine the growing employment of companion robots …
[HTML][HTML] Unblackboxing mediation in the digital mine
As natural resource extraction moves into increasingly remote frontiers, rapidly proliferating
technologies associated with digitization and automation are respatializing technical and …
technologies associated with digitization and automation are respatializing technical and …
Glitch epistemology and the question of (artificial) intelligence: Perceptions, encounters, subjectivities
CR Lynch - Dialogues in Human Geography, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Reflecting on Leszczynski and Elwood's theorization of glitch epistemology, this commentary
argues for epistemological approaches to the question of (artificial) intelligence in …
argues for epistemological approaches to the question of (artificial) intelligence in …
Geography and ethics III: Description as a matter of moral concern
JJ Schmidt - Progress in Human Geography, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This report focuses on moral description. It considers how comparative practices often
entangle moral geography in philosophical dilemmas, such as debates over moral …
entangle moral geography in philosophical dilemmas, such as debates over moral …
[HTML][HTML] Automating adult social care in the UK: Extracting value from a crisis
C Johnston, G Pratt - Geoforum, 2024 - Elsevier
The UK appears fixed in perpetual care crisis propelled by austerity-driven funding cuts and
the country's intensifying care labour shortage. Austerity in the UK has generated an …
the country's intensifying care labour shortage. Austerity in the UK has generated an …
The politics of deautomation: Being disaffected by platform capitalism
D Bissell - Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Being affected in on-demand platform urbanism is a primary site of politics, not an aftereffect
that happens once capitalism has had its way. To make this argument, this article begins by …
that happens once capitalism has had its way. To make this argument, this article begins by …
Control and Resistance in Automated Shops: Retail Transparency, Deep Learning, and Digital Refusal
Through the enrolment of big data, deep learning, sensor fusion, and computer vision
technologies, Amazon Go and similar shops pursue the automated management of retail …
technologies, Amazon Go and similar shops pursue the automated management of retail …
Automation and aesthetic labour: the micro-mobilities of work in airport self-service
W Lin - Mobilities, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Recently, the concept of mobile labour has garnered increasing attention among mobilities
scholars. Yet, the preponderance of research has emphasised workers' movements that are …
scholars. Yet, the preponderance of research has emphasised workers' movements that are …
Transforming dispositions towards automation
D Bissell - Dialogues in Human Geography, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Speaking to debates on how digital automation is changing people's capacities, my
commentary affirms the value of surveying the myriad dispositions to automation that are …
commentary affirms the value of surveying the myriad dispositions to automation that are …