I'm a graduate student at The University of Iowa doing research in social impacts (futuristic) of Artificial Intelligence. I'm looking for writings that look at the psychological and cultural impacts that AI will have. I'm imagining a society where Information Technology is highly ubiquitous- in fact I'm assuming the distinct probability that we will have traversed the man/machine molecular biological boundaries necessary so that we are transparently and homogeneously integrated with our technology by that time. I think that that is a necessary sociological precursor to a true "AI" event that will result in a machine that is capable of desire and (obviously) being capable of passing the infamous "Turning Test". The question that I want to address is the impact upon society from a cultural and psychological perspective that this event will have. It's somewhat post-humanist, but I'm wondering if anyone has looked at this phenomena analogically and metaphorically against modern and postmodern social theory. Any reading suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Todd Papke