ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we will explore three case studies that demonstrate rejection-framed entanglements and negative imaginaries and futures. In Case Study 3, we will examine online discourse expressing a clear rejection of AI from a religious perspective – primarily by users applying Christian theological framings to their comments on social media and web pages. This case study is bounded by shared ideas and topics rather than a specific ethnographic moment. This differs from Case Study 4, which focuses on online responses to the granting of Saudi Arabian citizenship to Sophia, the Hanson Robotics robot, in 2017. Finally, Case Study 5 is an inversion of the first two case studies, as it considers the rejection of religion by AI-focused groups such as effective altruists, rationalists and long-termists – a loose affiliation that was introduced in the previous chapter.
