Automation or Autonomy:On"Automated Being"in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
The new social state proposed by digital existence has sparked heated discussions.Nowadays,with the support of artificial intelligence technology,the state of contemporary society is more inclined towards"automated being"in the digital age.Automated being is a metaphor that refers to the conscious or unconscious tendency of human beings towards automation,encompassing different dimensions of automated production,automated life,automated cognition,and automated action.The philosophical reasons and inevitability for reflecting on automated being can be traced back to three aspects:the effective compensation for the lack of human nature,the inherent fascination with the automatic role of machines,and the instinctive need for environmental stability.The situation of automated being brings new challenges,especially the dissolution of autonomy.What automation seeks is precisely the elimination of non-identity and uncertainty,which is the key to autonomy.The"autonomy"of being automated has triggered a series of existential crises related to human beings,requiring a new understanding framework to reflect on the existing condition of human beings.