This book exposes the root of our current predicament: how big tech's relentless focus on optimization is driving a future that reinforces discrimination, erodes privacy, displaces workers, and pollutes the information we get....
Computer science
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Author:Sahami, Mehran, Weinstein, Jeremy M., Reich, RobSummary: - Author:Golbeck, JenniferSummary:
We have never before in human history been able to share so much about ourselves so quickly. Neither have we ever been so exposed to forces that want to take advantage of that capability. Taking Control of Your Personal Data will open...
- Author:Grady, Wayne, Springer, JaneSummary:
"[The Groundwork Guides] are excellent books, mandatory for school libraries and the increasing body of young people prepared to take ownership of the situations and problems previous generations have left them." -- Globe and Mail....
- Author:Feist, Richard, Beauvais, Chantal, Shukla, RajeshSummary:
A philosophical examination of technology’s growing influence. This pioneering collection explores the relationship between technology and free will. Rejecting the notion of technology as a neutral addition to our lives, the...
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In the digital age, information, both true and false, spreads faster than ever. The same technology that provides access to data across the globe can abet the warping of truth and normalization of lies. In this audiobook, we examine the...
- Author:Lanier, JaronSummary:
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now is a timely call-to-arms from a Silicon Valley pioneer. You might have trouble imagining life without your social media accounts, but virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier...
- Author:Scott, MaxwellSummary:
Introducing "The Age of AI: How Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Our World" by Maxwell Scott, a comprehensive guide to the cutting-edge technology that is changing the way we live and work. From the basics of Artificial...
- Author:Hanson, RobinSummary:
Robots may one day rule the world, but what is a robot-ruled Earth like? Many think the first truly smart robots will be brain emulations, or ems. Scan a human brain, then run a model with the same connections on a fast computer, and...
- Author:Mitnick, Kevin D., Vamosi, RobertSummary:
Kevin Mitnick, the world's most famous hacker, provides both online and real life tactics and inexpensive methods to protect you and your family, in easy step-by-step instructions. He also discusses more advanced "elite" techniques,...
- Author:Barnhizer, Daniel D., Barnhizer, DavidSummary:
As AI and robotics eliminate jobs across the spectrum, governmental revenues will plummet while the debt increases dramatically. This crisis of limited resources on all levels--underfunded or nonexistent pensions, health problems, lack...
- Author:Ventura, MarneSummary:
The iPod, iPhone, and iPad changed the way we communicate, play, learn, and work. This wouldn't have been possible without the amazing minds of Steve Jobs and his inventive team. With full-color illustrations and lively text, and...
- Author:Hurter, BillSummary:
Everything that could be done in the traditional darkroom can now be done with Adobe Photoshop, making special effects that were formerly achieved exclusively by expert darkroom technicians available to all photographers. This...
- Author:Hughes, BobSummary:
Under capitalism we are led to believe in the steady, inevitable march of progress, from the abacus to the iPad. But the historical record tells of innumerable roads not taken, all of which could have led to better worlds, and still can...
- Author:Swartz, AaronSummary:
In his too-short life, Aaron Swartz reshaped the Internet, questioned our assumptions about intellectual property, and touched all of us in ways that we may not even realize. His tragic suicide in 2013 at the age of twenty-six after...
- Author:Suleyman, MustafaSummary:
We are approaching a critical threshold in the history of our species. Everything is about to change. Soon you will live surrounded by AIs. They will organise your life, operate your business, and run core government services. You will...
- Author:Bartlett, JamieSummary:
In this important and revealing book, Jamie Bartlett takes us deep into the digital underworld and presents an extraordinary look at the internet we don't know. Beginning with the rise of the internet and the conflicts and battles that...
- Author:Hansen, DustinSummary:
Focusing on some of the best and most memorable experiences in gaming, this book examines the relationship between video games and storytelling in a new way.
- Author:Isaacson, WalterSummary:
Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovators is Walter Isaacson's revealing story of the people who created the computer and the Internet. It is destined to be the standard history of the digital revolution and an...
- Author:Crook, ChristinaSummary:
The author examines how the new technological world impacts our lives.
- Author:Ward, JacobSummary:
Journalist Jacob Ward presents an eye-opening narrative journey into the rapidly changing world of artificial intelligence, revealing the dangerous ways AI is exploiting the unconscious habits of our minds and the real threat it poses...
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