Relationships 5.0

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by Elyakim Kislev

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication
Apr 15, 2022
Format
Hardback
Illustrated
No
Price
$10.95
Dimensions
8.49 x 5.89 x 1.15 in
ISBN
978-0197588253
ASIN
0197588255
Pages
304
Age
Adult 18+
Category
General Nonfiction

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Description

A trailblazing inquiry into human love and relationships in the age of super-smart technology

Technology is our new life partner. No longer confined to the sidelines, new interactive technologies like AI therapists, avatar friends, and robot assistants are ready to transform technology's role from basic tools of convenience to intimate elements of our social and emotional lives. This turn towards human-like technology signals the beginning of a new epoch in human history, a change already facing both excitement and resistance.

While many are still wary of human-technology companionship,
Relationships 5.0 reveals that these novel interactions aren't as risky as we'd once thought, but can instead make our social and emotional lives richer and more diverse. Still, we must ask: What will the age of Relationships 5.0 look like? How should we prepare for such an age? Who might already be ready to embrace these changes, and why?

Guiding readers away from fear and toward a new reality,
Relationships 5.0 exposes the fundamental questions behind such essentials as companionship, trust, and love---and offers fascinating and revealing ideas about what the coming years will look like.

Awards & Endorsements

Review
"For those who persist in finding the prospect of the robot future a little bleak, Kislev adopts the reassuring tone... He may well be right about this" -The New Yorker

Author(s)

Elyakim Kislev

Elyakim Kislev has a Ph.D. in sociology from Columbia University and holds three master's degrees in counseling, public policy, and sociology. He received the U.S. Department of State Fulbright Fellowship and the Award for Outstanding Fulbright Scholars. Kislev is currently a faculty member in the School of Public Policy and Government at the Hebrew University, specializing in minorities, social policy, and singles studies. His writings include various articles and edited books on the subjects of leadership, immigration, social and educational policy, ethnic minorities, group therapy, and singles.

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