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Conclusion
Te rmi na l Time
interrogates three cultural constructs: the naturalization of his-
tory in the historical documentary, the rhetoric of choice in cyberculture, and
representations of knowledge and intelligent activity in Artificial Intelligence
research. Our critique makes full use of the resources available in the very cul-
tural fields under discussion. We explore the naturalizing tendency of the doc-
umentary using the filmic grammar of the documentary, comment on utopian
navigation using interactive technologies, and point the way to an alternative
conception of AI by building an AI program. The self-referential use of cul-
tural resources and naïve hubris are the defining characteristics of the creative
process employed in building
Te rmi na l Time
.
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