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A field manual to the technologies that are transforming our lives
Everywhere we turn, a startling new device promises to transfigure our
lives. But at what cost? In this urgent and revelatory excavation of our
Information Age, leading technology thinker Adam Greenfield forces us to
reconsider our relationship with the networked objects, services and spaces
that define us. It is time to re-evaluate the Silicon Valley consensus
determining the future. We already depend on the smartphone to navigate
every aspect of our existence. We''re told that innovations–from augmented-
reality interfaces and virtual assistants to autonomous delivery drones and
self-driving cars–will make life easier, more convenient and more
productive. 3D printing promises unprecedented control over the form and
distribution of matter, while the blockchain stands to revolutionize
everything from the recording and exchange of value to the way we organize
the mundane realities of the day to day. And, all the while, fiendishly
complex algorithms are operating quietly in the background, reshaping the
economy, transforming the fundamental terms of our politics and even
redefining what it means to be human. Having successfully colonized
everyday life, these radical technologies are now conditioning the choices
available to us in the years to come. How do they work? What challenges do
they present to us, as individuals and societies? Who benefits from their
adoption? In answering these questions, Greenfield''s timely guide clarifies
the scale and nature of the crisis we now confront –and offers ways to
reclaim our stake in the future.
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