The Raven - Myth, Language and Artificial Intelligence

ISBN-13: 9783565129089 / Angielski / Miękka / 88 str.

Sascha Labin

Opis

The raven, as a recurring figure in global mythologies, embodies the liminal space between worlds-messenger of gods, trickster of creation, harbinger of fate-serving as an ideal nexus for exploring language and artificial intelligence. This book undertakes a comparative analysis of raven symbolism across cultures, from Odin's thought-ravens in Norse lore to Indigenous Pacific Northwest creator myths, bridging into a primer on linguistics that contrasts human speech with animal communication systems in cetaceans, bees, octopi, and corvids. Part III extends this to AI fundamentals, including beginner-friendly Python code for core algorithms, applications in decoding corvid vocalizations, and prospects for embodied AI inspired by raven cognition and octopus distributed intelligence, culminating in a literary coda of raven scenes from world traditions. In the chill mists of the northern fjords, two ravens-Huginn, thought, and Muninn, memory-wing daily from Odin's shoulder to scan the nine worlds, returning with whispers that shape the Allfather's wisdom. Through blockquotes of mythic tales, research anecdotes, and code vignettes, plus per-chapter glossaries and appendices, the work demystifies complex fields for lay readers while advancing interdisciplinary synthesis. It posits the raven not merely as symbol but as blueprint for future human-animal-AI dialogues, urging ethical reflection on communication across embodied mind

The raven, as a recurring figure in global mythologies, embodies the liminal space between worlds-serving as an ideal nexus for exploring language and artificial intelligence.