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Global AI Narratives: China (I) 2020

Global AI Narratives: China (I) 2020

Differences in Eastern versus Western beliefs in celestial beings as integral to informing our modern treatment of AI… In western thought supernatural beings are often dark, scary, or evil (e.g. ghost, spirits, daemons, monsters). They are something to be defeated. By contrast, in Chinese mythology supernatural beings are often positive forces with whom humans can interact and communicate. If treated well by humans, the supernatural being might bestow blessings on a human.