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He lives in London and New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe is such an exceptional writer . . . an incredibly funny writer . . . a perfect sense of comic timing throughout, but he manages to deal with profound subjects . . . so enjoyable . . . you can be having a laugh while understanding a social phenomenon in a completely unique way; it's such a great book . . . We're buying it! * The BBC Radio 2 Arts Show with Claudia Winkleman *\u003cbr\u003eA magnificent book, subtly argued, often painfully funny and yet deeply serious. . .  I'm not sure I can recommend it highly enough * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eA work of original, inspired journalism, it considers the complex dynamics between those who shame and those who are shamed, both of whom can become the focus of social media's grotesque, disproportionate judgments -- Laurence Scott * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003esuperb and terrifying\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003ci\u003eSo You've Been Publicly Shamed\u003c\/i\u003e brings together all of Ronson's virtues as a writer, to a more serious purpose than hitherto . . . Ronson is a true virtuoso of the faux-naive style. He is so good at it that it's not irritating . . . Ronson has beautiful comic-prose skills . . . but Ronson's self-description as a \"humorous journalist\" is not the whole story. Comedy is his disguise and also his weapon. He is a moralist. Some of his best lines seem casual but contain fierce social diagnoses . . . towards the end of his new book, someone accuses him of \"prurient curiosity\". This prompts what may be taken as a statement of the moral approach behind all his work. \"I didn't want to write a book that advocated for a less curious world. Prurient curiosity may not be great. But curiosity is. People's flaws need to be written about. The flaws of some people lead to horrors inflicted on to others. And then there are the more human flaws that, when you shine a light on to them, de-demonise people that might otherwise be seen as ogres.\" At its best, this is exactly what his writing can do . . . \u003cb\u003erelentlessly entertaining and thought-provoking \u003c\/b\u003e -- Steven Poole * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eRonson is our current master of smarter-than-average pop nonfiction that combines social science, investigative journalism and no shortage of style . . . Ronson and his subjects are strikingly candid about their fears, which is compelling if not always comfortable to read. But the book slowly turns out to be about something bigger than it seems: a survival guide to living with shame both public and private, an inevitable consequence of being human. * Saturday Paper (Australia) *\u003cbr\u003eRonson's finely attuned ear for dialogue and his skilfully deployed nebbishness ensure a pacy but discomfiting read -- Gillian Terzis * The Australian *\u003cbr\u003eJon Ronson's great strength as a writer is his empathy with his subject, which seems to bring about trust and openness from his interviewees. Like all journalists, he is a voyeur, but he is sensitive with his material and self-analytical enough to realise his own part in the phenomenon. \u003ci\u003eSo You've Been Publicly Shamed\u003c\/i\u003e is an interesting commentary on human behaviour and its consequences. * The Register *\u003cbr\u003eimmensely readable -- Will Dean * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e[A] brilliant, thought-provoking book - a fascinating examination of citizen justice, which has enjoyed a great renaissance since the advent of the internet * Tatler *\u003cbr\u003eAmusing and thought-provoking * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eCertainly, no reader could finish it without feeling a need to be gentler online, to defer judgment, not to press the retweet button, to resist that primal impulse to stoke the fires of shame * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eAs in his previous books, Ronson's style is to take us with him wherever the story goes, curiosity his guide. But unlike bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Men Who Stare At Goats\u003c\/i\u003e (US new age warfare), \u003ci\u003eThe Psychopath Test\u003c\/i\u003e (the mental health 'industry') or \u003ci\u003eThem\u003c\/i\u003e (ideological extremism), \u003ci\u003eShamed\u003c\/i\u003e is not a critique of those at the fringes of our society, it's about us - or at least the very many of us who take to Twitter to heap vitriol on those we feel deserve it * Metro *\u003cbr\u003eJon Ronson is one of the funniest writers we have * Red *\u003cbr\u003eHugely entertaining * National *\u003cbr\u003eEngrossing and terrifying * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eRonson specialises in writing witty, wide-eyed, free-wheeling books . . . He is full of curiosity, and writes in a friendly, slightly faux-naif voice, but with strong moral antennae -- Craig Brown * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eCompulsively readable -- Rachel Cooke * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo You've Been Publicly Shamed\u003c\/i\u003e is possibly [Ronson's] most ambitious project yet . . . a brilliantly articulated, sensitively rendered attempt to reform the world -- Charlie Gilmour * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo You've Been Publicly Shamed\u003c\/b\u003e is fascinating, insightful and amusing and should be read by everyone * Women24 *\u003cbr\u003eEveryone who has any kind of online presence - including anonymous below-the-line commenters - will find this book gripping . . . Ronson remains one of our finest comic writers -- India Knight * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e[A] simultaneously lightweight and necessary book * Esquire *\u003cbr\u003eI was mesmerized. And I was also disturbed -- Cheryl Conner * Forbes *\u003cbr\u003eGutsy and smart. . . Without losing any of the clever agility that makes his books so winning, he has taken on truly consequential material and risen to the challenge -- Janet Maslin * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eRead this book.  Then tell someone else about it. Make sure you leave it in a place where an unsuspecting teen is lingering, they too could benefit from these timely fables of the digital world -- Elisabeth Marrow * Wairarapa Times *\u003cbr\u003eA gripping book, well written, articulate, honest and incredibly relevant in today's society. A book everyone with a twitter account should read . . . This is a book that will grip you and really make you think about 21st century society in a different way, definitely one to read, and one to read now * New Zealand Library Blogspot *\u003cbr\u003eRonson is adept at taking a topic and explaining it through a number of case studies . . .  His facts are gathered first-hand, his experiences conveyed with sharp observations of scene and character, and his conclusions logical. As contemporary society becomes ever more connected, Ronson's lessons will become even more important * Sunday Star Times *\u003cbr\u003eWitty . . .clever and thought-provoking * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eThis book really needed to be written * Salon *\u003cbr\u003eOne of our most important modern day thinkers, Jon Ronson . . .  has written one of the most therapeutic books imaginable -- Howard Forman * US News \u0026amp; Word Report *\u003cbr\u003eI very much enjoyed Jon Ronson's salutary examination of what happens when the internet turns on you:\u003ci\u003e So You've Been Publicly Shamed\u003c\/i\u003e (Picador). One stupid picture, one misplaced joke, and your life can be completely trashed. The book examines a very dark corner of the times we live in but manages to be both entertaining and humane -- Anthony Horowitz * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo You've Been Publicly Shamed\u003c\/i\u003e by Jon Ronson is the non-fiction book of the year - an alarming examination of victims and victimisers in the new social media sport of mob justice. -- Mark Lawson, Best Holiday Reads 2015 * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eJon Ronson is unreal. \u003ci\u003eSo You've Been Publicly Shamed - \u003c\/i\u003eeveryone should read that book.He's one of my favourite human beings. -- Bill Hader\u003cbr\u003eWe love Jon Ronson. He's thoughtful and very funny. [\u003ci\u003eSo You've Been Publicly Shame\u003c\/i\u003ed] is a great book about the way the internet can gang up on people and shame them, when they deserve it, when they don't deserve it and it's great -- Judd Apatow\u003cbr\u003eA chilling look at how social media encourages witch hunts -- Helen Lewis\u003cbr\u003eAn important start to a necessary conversation on internet hate mobs -- Naomi Alderman\u003cbr\u003e[Ronson] takes on one of the most egregious perils of life in the age of social media - the whopping magnification of some gaffe or misstep or downright lie - to the point that it achieves life-wrecking power. . .there's a lot to learn from his funny, insightful look at this red-hot topic * New York Times, Top Books of 2015 *\u003cbr\u003eYes, it's a breezy read at the sentence level, but Ronson's latest book evokes a sense of dread that lingers. * TimeOut, Best Books of 2015 *\u003cbr\u003eSimmering with humour, weirdness and pathos * Sunday Times, Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating exploration of modern media and public shaming. 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By focusing back on core principles such as legitimacy, accountability and countervailing powers, Susskind finds inspiration to secure what should not be disrupted, and reimagines the role of laws in a digitized, global context -- Marietje Schaake,  international policy director at Stanford University's Cyber Policy Center\u003cbr\u003eThe digital revolution threatens to overturn democracy. But we can still do something about it. \u003cb\u003eThis book is the blueprint, philosophical and practical, on how to remake our online society to make sure democracy prevails\u003c\/b\u003e -- Peter Pomerantsev, author of THIS IS NOT PROPAGANDA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn important, well-written and well-timed book. \u003c\/b\u003e The extraordinary power held by a handful of vast digital companies affects everything from the dynamics of markets to the health of democracy.  But political theorists have struggled to understand the technologies while the technologists have often been blind to the implications of their own actions.  After a flood of books offering diagnosis and hand-wringing, we badly needed ideas about what to do:  here Jamie Susskind does just that, linking vivid examples, thoughtful principles and, crucially, practical prescriptions to guide us in ensuring that powerful technologies really do serve us well -- Sir Geoff Mulgan CBE, CBE is Professor of Collective Intelligence, Public Policy and Social Innovation at University College London\u003cbr\u003eSusskind does a sophisticated job diagnosing the core problem of how many technologies affect our lives today: unaccountable power. 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Susskind approaches the debate with a \u003cb\u003egreat command of the evidence and with excellent judgment\u003c\/b\u003e. He takes on all of the major debates: whether new jobs will replace those that disappear, how the income distribution will be affected, and how individuals are likely to allocate their time in the future between work, leisure, study, and other activities. Never glib, \u003cb\u003econsistently wise and well-informed\u003c\/b\u003e, this is the book to read to understand how digital technologies and artificial intelligence in particular are reshaping the economy and labor market, and how we will live alongside increasingly smart machines. -- Jeffrey D. Sachs, Professor of Economics at Columbia University, Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Susskind has written \u003cb\u003ean important book on an equally important topic\u003c\/b\u003e: the future of work in an economy driven by the advances in  artificial intelligence. 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Russell contends that we can avert the worst threats by reshaping the foundations of AI to guarantee that machines pursue \u003ci\u003eour\u003c\/i\u003e objectives, not \u003ci\u003etheirs\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eProfound, urgent and visionary, \u003ci\u003eHuman Compatible\u003c\/i\u003e is the one book everyone needs to read to understand a future that is coming sooner than we think.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES \u0026amp; McKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Thought-provoking'' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Fascinating and significant'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The most important book on AI this year'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSurely \u003cb\u003ethe most important book on AI this year\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Ian Sample * The Guardian, Book of the Day *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebrilliantly clear and fascinating\u003c\/b\u003e exposition of the history of computing thus far, and how very difficult true AI will be to build. -- Steven Poole * The Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFascinating and significant.\u003c\/b\u003e -- James McConnachie * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eWorth reading \u003ci\u003eHuman Compatible \u003c\/i\u003eby Stuart Russell (he's great!) about future AI risks and solutions. -- Elon Musk * Twitter *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ethought-provoking and highly readable\u003c\/b\u003e account of the past, present and future of AI . . . Russell deploys a \u003cb\u003ebracing intellectual rigour\u003c\/b\u003e . . . but a \u003cb\u003elaconic style and dry humour\u003c\/b\u003e keep his book accessible to the lay reader. * The Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eIt's asking a lot of a book about the potential end of civilisation to be strewn with humour and wry asides, but this is what Russell manages . . . it's worth sticking with, for the sake of the species. -- Best Science, Nature and Ideas Books of 2019 * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eexcellent, nuanced\u003c\/b\u003e history. * The Telegraph, Best New Science Books for Christmas *\u003cbr\u003eRussell is an assiduous and conscientious scholar ... [he] provides a wealth of information. \u003cb\u003eThis is one of those intellectual voyages where both the journey and the destination matter\u003c\/b\u003e. -- John Naughton * The Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003ethe most important book I have read in quite some time\u003c\/b\u003e. It lucidly explains how the coming age of artificial super-intelligence threatens human control. Crucially, it also introduces \u003cb\u003ea novel solution and a reason for hope\u003c\/b\u003e. * Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize and author of 'Thinking, Fast and Slow' *\u003cbr\u003eOf the many books published this year on artificial intelligence, \u003cb\u003ethis is probably the best\u003c\/b\u003e. Stimulating and scary stuff. -- Best Books of 2019: Technology * The Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA must-read\u003c\/b\u003e: this intellectual tour-de-force by one of AI's true pioneers not only explains the risks of ever more powerful artificial intelligence in a \u003cb\u003ecaptivating and persuasive\u003c\/b\u003e way, but also proposes a concrete and promising solution. * Professor Max Tegmark, MIT, author of 'Life 3.0' *\u003cbr\u003eStuart Russell has long been the most sensible voice in computer science on the topic of AI risk. And he has now written \u003cb\u003ethe book we've all been waiting for\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eHuman Compatible \u003c\/i\u003eis a \u003cb\u003ebrilliant and utterly accessible guide\u003c\/b\u003e to what will be either the best or worst technological development in human history. -- Sam Harris, author of five New York Times bestsellers and host of the Making Sense podcast\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuman Compatible\u003c\/i\u003e made me a convert to Russell's concerns with our ability to control our upcoming creation -- super-intelligent machines. Unlike outside alarmists and futurists, \u003cb\u003eRussell is a leading authority on AI\u003c\/b\u003e. His new book \u003cb\u003ewill educate the public about AI more than any book I can think of, and is a delightful and uplifting read\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Judea Pearl, Turing Award-winner and author of 'The Book of Why'\u003cbr\u003eStuart Russell, one of the most important AI scientists of the last 25 years, may have written \u003cb\u003ethe most important book about AI so far\u003c\/b\u003e, on one of the most important questions of the 21st century: How to build AI to be compatible with us. The book proposes a novel and intriguing solution for this problem, while offering many thought-provoking ideas and insights about AI along the way. \u003cb\u003eAn accessible and engaging \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emust-read \u003c\/b\u003efor the developers of AI and the users of AI - that is, for all of us. -- James Manyika * Chairman and director of McKinsey Global Institute *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe man set on stopping the machines taking over.\u003c\/b\u003e * The Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eclear and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e language, Stuart Russell describes the huge potential benefits of Artificial Intelligence, as well as the hazards and ethical challenges. It's specially welcome that \u003cb\u003ea respected \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eleading authority\u003c\/b\u003e should offer this balanced appraisal, avoiding both hype and scaremongering. -- Professor Martin Rees, Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics, University of Cambridge, and author of 'On the Future'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA strong case\u003c\/b\u003e for planning for the day when machines can outsmart us. * Kirkus Review *\u003cbr\u003ePersuasively argued and lucidly imagined, \u003ci\u003eHuman Compatible\u003c\/i\u003e offers an \u003cb\u003eunflinching, incisive\u003c\/b\u003e look at what awaits us in the decades ahead. 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The great thing about her book is that it \u003cb\u003ebreaks the mesmerising spell that the tech giants seem to have cast \u003c\/b\u003eupon governments, mass media and users everywhere -- John Naughton * Observer, 'Book of the Week' *\u003cbr\u003eFrightening . . . \u003cb\u003ea readable and well-marshalled indictment\u003c\/b\u003e of the sins of these new corporate empires. -- James Marriott * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePowerful\u003c\/b\u003e -- Best Business Books of the Year * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn\u003cb\u003e insightful and powerfully argued\u003c\/b\u003e investigation into the murky world of 'Big Tech' and its impact on our lives. * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eRana Foroohar is a savvy and wise commentator and a keen observer of the global economy.  This book goes beyond the economic problems and examines the broader implications for society of the untrammeled and under regulated Silicon Valley companies. She \u003cb\u003edemonstrates that while the creed 'don't be evil' may have initially inspired the Silicon Valley giants, its principle has long been left behind\u003c\/b\u003e -- Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate in Economics\u003cbr\u003eWe are most fortunate to have Foroohar's\u003cb\u003e laser vision and trenchant business analysis\u003c\/b\u003e turned on the tech giants and the gluttonous anti-democratic surveillance capitalism that is their most far-reaching innovation. 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Yet far from a distant technology of the future, the true power of AI lies in its subtle revolution of ordinary life. From voice assistants like Siri to natural language processors, AI technologies use cultural biases and modern psychology to fit specific characteristics of how users perceive and navigate the external world, thereby projecting the illusion of intelligence. Integrating media studies, science and technology studies, and social psychology, Deceitful Media examines the rise of artificial intelligence throughout history and exposes the very human fallacies behind this technology. Focusing specifically on communicative AIs, Natale argues that what we call AI is not a form of intelligence but rather a reflection of the human user. Using the term banal deception, he reveals that deception forms the basis of all human-computer interactions rooted in AI technologies, as technologies like voice assistants utilize the dynamics of projection and stereotyping as a means for aligning with our existing habits and social conventions. By exploiting the human instinct to connect, AI reveals our collective vulnerabilities to deception, showing that what machines are primarily changing is not other technology but ourselves as humans.  Deceitful Media illustrates how AI has continued a tradition of technologies that mobilize our liability to deception and shows that only by better understanding our vulnerabilities to deception can we become more sophisticated consumers of interactive media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ea real breath of fresh air ... fundamental reading for an understanding of AI as a socio-material phenomenon * Domenico Napolitano, Prometheus *\u003cbr\u003eDeceitful Media makes a compelling case that the development of artificial intelligence is inextricably woven together with fallacies of human perception. Analyzing archival documents from the 1950s onward, Simone Natale demonstrates the prevalence of what he calls 'banal deception,' the everyday taken-for-granted interactions that attribute human-equivalent intelligence to algorithmic processes that in themselves are quite different. 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However, such deception is not the malicious kind of science fiction; rather, the deceit of AI is one enacted in our minds as they encounter technologies carefully crafted to our social nature. By situating AI within the context of media and communication theory, Natale dispels the hype surrounding AI as a technology, replacing it with a theoretical lens informed by the seemingly mundane elements of our ongoing interactions with AI as forms of media. As a result, Deceitful Media provides us with not only a new way to think about AI, but also a more grounded approach to assessing its impact for ourselves and society. * Andrea Guzman, Northern Illinois University *\u003cbr\u003eA remarkable critical history of the artifice central to artificial intelligence. Natale has peered beyond the scandalously uncanny valleys, the many muddily mediated human-machine thought experiments, and scurrilous bids for grants and investor capital to uncover the dark heart of artificial intelligence: namely, the everyday ordinary ways that 'banal deception' is integrated into our lives. In so doing, Deceitful Media offers pressingly ethical, sober, and sophisticated pathways to reclaiming the unnatural ordinariness of the human psyche in the shadow of artificial intelligence. Highly readable and deeply instructive. * Benjamin Peters, University of Tulsa *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents  Acknowledgments  Introduction  Chapter 1. The Turing Test: Cultural life of an idea  Chapter 2. How to dispel magic: Computers, interfaces, and the problem of the observer  Chapter 3. The Eliza effect: Joseph Weizenbaum and the emergence of chatbots  Chapter 4. Of daemons, dogs and trees: Situating AI in software  Chapter 5. How to create a bot: Programming deception at the Loebner Prize  Chapter 6. To believe in Siri: A critical analysis of voice assistants  Conclusion: Our sophisticated selves  Bibliography","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732531720535,"sku":"9780190080372","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780190080372.jpg?v=1719997301"},{"product_id":"the-innovation-complex-cities-tech-and-the-new-economy-9780190083830","title":"The Innovation Complex Cities Tech and the New","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou hear a lot these days about innovation and entrepreneurship and about how good jobs in tech will save our cities. Yet these common tropes hide a stunning reality: local lives and fortunes are tied to global capital. 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She begins with the subculture of hackathons and meetups, introduces startup founders and venture capitalists, and explores the transformation of the Brooklyn waterfront from industrial wasteland to innovation coastline. She shows how, far beyond Silicon Valley, cities like New York are shaped by an influential triple helix of business, government, and university leaders--an alliance that joins C. Wright Mills''s power elite, real estate developers, and ambitious avatars of academic capitalism. As a result, cities around the world are caught between the demands of the tech economy and communities'' desires for growth--a massive and often--insurmountable challenge for those who hope to reap the rewards of innovation''s success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZukin's work mainly provides a fascinating insight into a city in transition... 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For decades, innovation and the tech industry were thought to be the province of the suburbs. But Zukin shows how and why innovation and startup companies have come back to the city en masse and the economic contradictions that the rise of the urban innovation complex brings. * Richard Florida, author ofThe Rise of the Creative Class *\u003cbr\u003eWith a keen eye and a sly sense of irony, Sharon Zukin takes us behind the doors of the startups, venture capital firms, business incubators, co-working spaces, and coding camps that have made New Yorka major hub of what she aptly dubs 'The Innovation Complex.' Beneath the technical wizardry and relentless boosterism of this new world, Zukin sees reasons to be skeptical about its promises to deliver a better life for us all. * Joshua B. 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Or why lenses are so blue they look purple? How is it possible to image black holes at the heart of distant galaxies? The answer to all these questions is Interference. This book tells the story of the science of optical interferometry - mankind''s most sensitive form of measurement - and of the scientists who tamed light to make outstanding discoveries, from lasers and holograms to astronomy and quantum physics. In the past several years, interferometry has been used to discover exoplanets orbiting distant stars, to take the first image of a black hole, to detect the first gravitational waves and to create the first programmable quantum computer. This list of achievements points to the fertile and active field of interferometry for which this book provides a convenient and up - to - date guide for a wide audience interested in the science of light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExceptionally well written and remarkably detailed as to the history and the personalities of the scientists involved. * Peter Milonni, Los Alamos National Laboratory *\u003cbr\u003eA high-quality book with an easy and engaging prose style. * David Di Vincenzo, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Germany *\u003cbr\u003eInformative, entertaining, and hasn't been done before: strongly recommended. * Jennifer Coopersmith, author of Energy - The Subtle Concept and The Lazy Universe - An Introduction to the Principle of Least Action *\u003cbr\u003eInterference induces excitement in the reader and can encourage young students to study and work in the field of optics. * Barry R. 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This book provides an important perspective, predicting an uncertain future where we must carefully consider how we design and depend on AI. It helps us realize that AI is not just a tool created in response to our needs for survival or a desire for entertainment, but also a projection of our own humanity. * Julie Carpenter, Research Fellow, Ethics and Emerging Sciences Group *\u003cbr\u003eRelationships 5.0^ is a timely and readable survey of what the latest technologies mean for sex and personal relationships. The author steps back from the headlines and takes us on an ambitious journey through human history to consider the really big, interesting questions about how our relationship to technology is changing, as well as our relationships with each other. If someone wants a Fodor's guide to the next fifty years of sex and love, this book may be it. * Neil McArthur, Director, Center for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of Manitoba *\u003cbr\u003eAt last! A compelling book that takes a historical approach and discusses the challenging topic of emotional companionship, AI, VR and robots. This book is a must-have for anyone interested in relationships and, in particular, relationships with technologies. * Wendy Moyle, Program Director, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University *\u003cbr\u003eReaders of this book will not only learn the very long history of technological influences on human relationships, including communities and families, but also several critical issues about bonds between humans and highly advanced technologies such as AI, VR, and robots in near future. * Tatsuya Nomura, Professor, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Ryukoku University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  Part I: A Brief History of Our Personal Lives  1. Hunter-Gatherer Society and Relationships 1.0  2. Agricultural Society and Relationships 2.0  3. 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The following chapters explore the vertical suburbs of Europe and East Asia, improvised or do-it-yourself suburbs in both North America Latin America, and suburbs as places of employment. The book concludes by exploring criticism and praise of suburbs in popular sociology, fiction, film, and the Americanization of twenty-first century suburbs around the globe. 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What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? In a tour de force of analytic thinking, Bostrom lays a foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWorth reading. * Elon Musk, Founder of SpaceX and Tesla *\u003cbr\u003eI highly recommend this book * Bill Gates *\u003cbr\u003every deep ... every paragraph has like six ideas embedded within it. * Nate Silver *\u003cbr\u003eNick Bostrom makes a persuasive case that the future impact of AI is perhaps the most important issue the human race has ever faced. Instead of passively drifting, we need to steer a course. Superintelligence charts the submerged rocks of the future with unprecedented detail. It marks the beginning of a new era * Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science, University of California, Berkley *\u003cbr\u003eThose disposed to dismiss an 'AI takeover' as science fiction may think again after reading this original and well-argued book * Martin Rees, Past President, Royal Society *\u003cbr\u003eThis superb analysis by one of the worlds clearest thinkers tackles one of humanitys greatest challenges: if future superhuman artificial intelligence becomes the biggest event in human history, then how can we ensure that it doesnt become the last? * Max Tegmark, Professor of Physics, MIT *\u003cbr\u003eTerribly important ... groundbreaking... extraordinary sagacity and clarity, enabling him to combine his wide-ranging knowledge over an impressively broad spectrum of disciplines - engineering, natural sciences, medicine, social sciences and philosophy - into a comprehensible whole... If this book gets the reception that it deserves, it may turn out the most important alarm bell since Rachel Carson's Silent Spring from 1962, or ever * Olle Haggstrom, Professor of Mathematical Statistics *\u003cbr\u003eValuable. The implications of introducing a second intelligent species onto Earth are far-reaching enough to deserve hard thinking * The Economist *\u003cbr\u003eThere is no doubting the force of [Bostrom's] arguments the problem is a research challenge worthy of the next generations best mathematical talent. Human civilisation is at stake * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eHis book Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies became an improbable bestseller in 2014 * Alex Massie, Times (Scotland) *\u003cbr\u003eEin Text so nüchtern und cool, so angstfrei und dadurch umso erregender, dass danach das, was bisher vor allem Filme durchgespielt haben, auf einmal höchst plausibel erscheint. A text so sober and cool, so fearless and thus all the more exciting that what has until now mostly been acted through in films, all of a sudden appears most plausible afterwards. (translated from German) * Georg Diez, DER SPIEGEL *\u003cbr\u003eWorth reading.... We need to be super careful with AI. 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The Computer Revolution may be even more life-changing than the Industrial Revolution. We can do things with computers that could never be done before, and computers can do things for us that could never be done before.But our love of computers should not cloud our thinking about their limitations.We are told that computers are smarter than humans and that data mining can identify previously unknown truths, or make discoveries that will revolutionize our lives. Our lives may well be changed, but not necessarily for the better. Computers are very good at discovering patterns, but are useless in judging whether the unearthed patterns are sensible because computers do not think the way humans think.We fear that super-intelligent machines will decide to protect themselves by enslaving or eliminating humans. But the real danger is not that computers are smarter than us, but that we think computers are smarter than us and, so, trust computers to ma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAI is eating the world! Or is it? Read the AI Delusion to find out. Gary Smith provides us with a rich tapestry of stories, studies, and science to elucidate this topic in a fun and accessible fashion. Learning about AI, data, and science has never been more enjoyable! * Oren Etzioni, CEO of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, and Professor of Computer Science at the University of Washington *\u003cbr\u003eGary Smith demolishes the hype, the exaggerations, and the unrealistic expectations that have surrounded artificial intelligence and data mining. Combining vivid narratives with insightful analysis, the book is both highly informative and enormously entertaining. * Ernest Davis, Professor of Computer Science, New York University *\u003cbr\u003eYou won't need a degree in linear algebra or multivariate calculus to understand The AI Delusion — a no-nonsense look at the limitations of Big Data. * Andrew Sloves, Former Managing Director at JP Morgan *\u003cbr\u003eThis refreshing, amusing and frank book dispels many myths about the nature of AI when compared with human intelligence, with a stimulating range of examples. * David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer *\u003cbr\u003eA remarkable book: deeply thoughtful but highly readable, full of practical examples to illustrate Smith's powerful computational critique of the proliferation of AI, big data, and machine learning in our daily lives. Truly essential reading. * Frank Pasquale, author The Black Box Society *\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Gary Smith demonstrates why artificial intelligence doesn't live up to the hype. He uses a wide variety of real-world examples to illustrate the risks of taking humans out of the decision-making process. * Karl J. Meyer, Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield \u0026amp; Byers *\u003cbr\u003eBig data is increasingly being used to make big decisions, and that's a good thing, as long as we keep aware of how things can go wrong, as Gary Smith explains in this fun new book. * Andrew Gelman, Director of the Applied Statistics Center at Columbia University *\u003cbr\u003eData professionals and consumers can benefit from Smith's entertaining and accessible demonstration that more computing power and more data do not imply more intelligence. We need to have more confidence in our human intellect. Humans may have common sense and an appreciation of context. 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In many ways, mathematics shaped the knowledge culture of the age, infiltrating workshops, dockyards, and warehouses, before extending through the factories of the Industrial Revolution to the trading companies and banks of the nineteenth century. While theoretical developments in the history of mathematics have been made the topic of numerous scholarly investigations, in many cases based around the work of key figures such as Descartes, Huygens, Leibniz, or Newton, practical mathematics, especially from the seventeenth century onwards, has been largely neglected. 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It shows how reliable science is underpinned by a vast network of other scientific products, brings into focus neglected areas of science, and emphasizes how every product works together to support results we can trust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNancy Cartwright and her colleagues steer us from the norms of scientific method to the variety of products—and of evidence—that make the tangle of science reliable. I was struck by the scope of the enterprise and the broad applicability of its findings: from a discussion of continuum and particulate models of flow, to explanations for why democracies don't fight one another or public health interventions fail. Lively and engaging, this book will be of interest not only to philosophers, but to both consumers and producers of science, and among both the natural and social science tribes. * Stephan Haggard, University of California San Diego *\u003cbr\u003eIn the late 20th century, academics debunked the myth that science was reliable by virtue of its use of a singular method—\"the scientific method\" —or because scientists were preternaturally objective and rigorous. But if there is no scientific method, and scientists are fallible humans like the rest of us, then what makes science reliable? In this important book, Nancy Cartwright and her colleagues argue the answer is the ways in which the various practices and products of science—theories, methods, experiments, instruments, classification schemes, habits of data collection, forms of analysis, measuring techniques and more—work together and become mutually constitutive and supportive. Scientific knowledge, they argue, is a product of the interplay of all the ingredients that go into it. A must-read for anyone who cares about how science really works. * Naomi Oreskes, Harvard University *\u003cbr\u003eDrawing upon a wealth of examples from past and present science, from the physics of temperature to the archaeology of the Dead Sea scrolls, The Tangle of Science makes a strong case that we should replace truth by reliability as the ultimate goal of scientific inquiry. Clearly written and boldly argued, this is a book for everyone who wants to know why we should trust science—and which science to trust. * Lorraine Daston, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin *\u003cbr\u003eThe Tangle of Science stands front and center of the wave of exciting new work on the nature of science that puts aside a fixation with narrowly epistemological notions such as confirmation and objectivity to examine without philosophical preconceptions, and in a way that embraces the non-cognitive, technological, and social dimensions of science, how scientists succeed at getting to grips with the world. 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Increasingly one reads of photons as essential to enterprises in Photonics and Quantum Technology, with career and investment opportunities. Notions of photons have evolved from the energy-packet crowds of Planck and Einstein, the later field modes of Dirac, the seeming conflict of wave and particle photons, to the ubiquitous laser photons of today. Readers who take interest in contemporary technology will benefit from learning what photons are now considered to be, and how our views of photons have changed -- in learning about the various operational definitions that have been used for photons and their association with a variety of quantum-state manipulations that include Quantum Information, astronomical sources and crowds of photons, the boxed fields of Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics and single photons on demand, the photons of Feynman and Glauber, and the photon constituents of the Standard Model of Particle Physics. The narrative points to contemporary photons as causers of change to atoms, as carriers of messages, and as subject to controllable creation and alteration -- a considerable diversity of photons, not just one kind. Our Changing Views of Photons: A Tutorial Memoir presents those general topics as a memoir of the author''s involvement with physics and the photons of theoretical Quantum Optics, written conversationally for readers with no assumed prior exposure to science. It offers lay readers a glimpse of scientific discovery -- of how ideas become practical, as a small scientific community reconsiders its assumptions and offers the theoretical ideas that are then developed, revised, and adopted into technology for daily use. For readers who want a more detailed understanding of the theory, three substantial appendices provide tutorials that, assuming no prior familiarity, proceed from a very elementary start to basics of discrete states and abstract vector spaces; Lie groups; notions of quantum theory and the Schrödinger equation for quantum-state manipulation; Maxwell''s equations for electromagnetism, with wave modes that become photons, possibly exhibiting quantum entanglement; and the coupling of atoms and fields to create quasiparticles. 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It includes information on how best to photograph and video record an eclipse, as well as abundant maps, diagrams, and charts, as well as covering the science, history, mythology, and folklore of eclipses.This new edition focuses especially on the eclipse of April 8, 2024 that passes across Mexico, the United States, and Canada, including detailed maps, precise locations, and weather prospects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTotal eclipses of the sun are the most spellbinding sights in the heavens, and Littmann and Espenak's Totality is far and away the most complete and authoritative guide to why, where, and how to see them. Filled with useful observing tips and maps, it's a must-read for experiencing the great US solar eclipse of April, 2024, and an enduring reference for eclipse watching in the future. * Larry Marschall, Professor of Physics, Emeritus, Gettysburg College *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a richly informative guide for viewing the Total Solar Eclipse of 2024. It probably answers every question you might have had about this upcoming event as well as some that you probably have not thought of. For anyone planning to travel to see this eclipse the information on weather and viewing locations will be invaluable. * Joe Rao, Associate and Guest Lecturer, American Museum of Natural History *\u003cbr\u003eThe authors provide an essential run-up to the great total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 with an interesting history of past solar eclipses together with predictions for where, and how, to best observe the coming event. There are also enough observer anecdotes and testimonies of past eclipses to convince even the most reluctant travelers to make an effort in 2024 to seek out mother natures' rare, but unparalleled, celestial performance. * Donald K. Yeomans, NASA\/JPL Senior Research Scientist *\u003cbr\u003eA total eclipse of the Sun is a fascinating and moving event of great scientific interest. This book is packed with information and is ideal for anyone hoping to witness the 2024 eclipse, whether an experienced eclipse chaser or a first timer * Professor Philippa Browning, Jodrell Bank Centre of Astrophysics, University of Manchester *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a book rich with wonders, revelations, and delights—visual as well as intellectual. There is just something so astounding about a total solar eclipse (I've been privileged to witness two), and Littmann and Espenak have captured that. They help us comprehend the how, the when, and the why of those few moments, as we gaze into the eyeball of majesty. Get ready for 2024. * Dr David Quammen, author of Spillover and The Song of the Dodo, among others *\u003cbr\u003eThe authors serve up a splendid repast of eclipse adventure, history, science, travel, and story that captures the excitement and anticipation of one of nature's grandest spectacles. The evolution of the eclipse experience is reconstructed through the amulets of ancient China and the cuneiform tablets of Babylon, the geometric contrivances of Greek philosophers, and the discoveries of Renaissance, Victorian, and 19th-century scientists, all interspersed with an emotional smorgasbord of personal eclipse stories. Written by two experienced \"eclipse chasers,\" Totality offers suggestions on travel, site selection, photography, and, best of all, how to just watch and absorb the unfolding, too-short, celestial drama. 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However, his final publication, which promised to describe the system, was a chaotic jumble of information, much of which had nothing to do with clockwork. One contemporary reviewer of Harrison''s book could only suggest that the end result was a product of Harrison''s ''superannuated dotage.''The focus of this book centres on the making, adjusting, and testing of Clock B which was the subject of various trials at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. 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Nonetheless, science requires idealization to functionif we are to attempt to understand the world, we have to find ways to reduce its complexity.    Idealization and the Aims of Science shows just how crucial idealization is to science and why it matters. Beginning with the acknowledgment of our status as limited human agents trying to make sense of an exceedingly complex world, Angela Potochnik moves on to explain how science aims to depict and make use of causal patternsa project that makes essential use of idealization. She offers case studies from a number of branches of science to demonstrate the ubiquity of idealization, shows how causal patterns are used to develop scientific explanations, and describes how the necessarily imperfect connection between science and truth leads to researchers' values influencing their findings. 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Science is a tool that helps us navigate an extremely complex world. Potochnik’s picture of science is compelling and helps to ground an appreciation of how truly impressive the success of science is.\" * Science \u0026amp; Education *\u003cbr\u003e\"This thought—that science makes the world’s complexity accessible to human understanding via idealization—is the central contention of Angela Potochnik’s ambitious, striking book.\"  * Biology \u0026amp; Philosophy *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Why do scientists deliberately maintain falsehoods in their theories and models? Given the complexity of natural phenomena, scientists must simplify and generalize to isolate details from which causal patterns may be identified. Consequently, researchers must make choices about what to study and how; in doing so, the author argues, social values become entrenched in science. Potochnik contends that science doesn’t pursue truth directly but aims to support “human cognitive and practical ends.” Following several case studies of recent research in such diverse topics as behavioral ecology and human aggression, and—to a lesser extent—fluid dynamics, quantum physics, and climate change, the author offers a detailed exploration of how social values are linked to science. Arguing that science should be regarded as a tool to facilitate human action, Potochnik concludes that scientists should pursue research that advances both action and understanding. She defines the most valuable subjects as those of ethical concern—for example global climate change or studies involving human physiological and psychological health. Written primarily for philosophers of science, this text has practical implications for science practice. It will be of greatest benefit to advanced academics and active research scientists. Recommended.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIdealization and the Aims of Science\u003c\/i\u003e is a fantastic book. In it, Potochnik argues for a compelling, global picture of how science works – one that seeks to clarify how the practice of science relates both to human cognitive capacities and to the world we seek to understand. The book is ecumenical yet concise. It is broad but focuses on the details. It seeks to make generalizations about science, but it does so through diverse analyses of particular scientific practices. If one wanted a single book that summed up both the challenges and opportunities in current philosophy of science, one could hardly do better. . . . I expect that I will return to it frequently as I pursue my own projects for useful ideas, contrasting viewpoints, and helpful articulations of general principles. I can’t think of a better endorsement to give to a philosophical text.\" * Philosophy of Science *\u003cbr\u003e\"A wonderful book. It is well informed by contemporary research from various sciences, and the discussion throughout is thoughtful and engaging. . . . The book is rare in that it is accessible enough that novices will be able to follow the main ideas and benefit from reading it, and yet it is rich enough that experts will profit from closely studying it. Potochnik’s book is a must read for those interested in idealizations.\" * Science \u0026amp; Education *\u003cbr\u003e\"An impressive book that will not disappoint its readers in terms of its richness and ability to provoke new ideas on numerous topics in the philosophy of science.\" * Metascience *\u003cbr\u003e\"Potochnik's book comes as a breath of fresh air in general philosophy of science, both because of the variety of examples examined and because of its approach, aimed at drawing attention to the fact that science is not an ahistorical and impersonal enterprise but is fully founded on the ideas, aspirations, and activities of those that make science: the scientists. . . . This book will be valuable reading for anyone who wonders what science is and why it constitutes the most privileged form of knowledge in our world today.\" * History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1 Introduction: Doing Science in a Complex World\u003cbr\u003e 1.1 Science by Humans\u003cbr\u003e 1.2 Science in a Complex World\u003cbr\u003e 1.3 The Payoff: Idealizations and Many Aims\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2 Complex Causality and Simplified Representation\u003cbr\u003e 2.1 Causal Patterns in the Face of Complexity\u003cbr\u003e 2.1.1 Causal Patterns\u003cbr\u003e 2.1.2 Causal Complexity\u003cbr\u003e 2.2 Simplification by Idealization\u003cbr\u003e 2.2.1 Reasons to Idealize\u003cbr\u003e 2.2.2 Idealizations’ Representational Role\u003cbr\u003e 2.2.3 Rampant and Unchecked Idealization\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3 The Diversity of Scientific Projects\u003cbr\u003e 3.1 Broad Patterns: Modeling Cooperation\u003cbr\u003e 3.2 A Specific Phenomenon: Variation in Human Aggression\u003cbr\u003e 3.3 Predictions and Idealizations in the Physical Sciences\u003cbr\u003e 3.4 Surveying the Diversity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4 Science Isn’t after the Truth\u003cbr\u003e 4.1 The Aims of Science\u003cbr\u003e 4.1.1 Understanding as Science’s Epistemic Aim\u003cbr\u003e 4.1.2 Separate Pursuit of Science’s Aims\u003cbr\u003e 4.2 Understanding, Truth, and Knowledge\u003cbr\u003e 4.2.1 The Nature of Scientific Understanding\u003cbr\u003e 4.2.2 The Role of Truth and Scientific Knowledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5 Causal Pattern Explanations\u003cbr\u003e 5.1 Explanation, Communication, and Understanding\u003cbr\u003e 5.2 An Account of Scientific Explanation\u003cbr\u003e 5.2.1 The Scope of Causal Patterns\u003cbr\u003e 5.2.2 The Crucial Role of the Audience\u003cbr\u003e 5.2.3 Adequate Explanations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6 Levels and Fields of Science\u003cbr\u003e 6.1 Levels in Philosophy and Science\u003cbr\u003e 6.2 Going without Levels\u003cbr\u003e 6.2.1 Against Hierarchy\u003cbr\u003e 6.2.2 Prizing Apart Forms of Stratification\u003cbr\u003e 6.3 The Fields of Science and How They Relate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7 Scientific Pluralism and Its Limits\u003cbr\u003e 7.1 The Entrenchment of Social Values\u003cbr\u003e 7.2 How Science Doesn’t Inform Metaphysics\u003cbr\u003e 7.3 Scientific Progress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e List of Figures\u003cbr\u003e List of Tables\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732919726423,"sku":"9780226759449","price":27.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226759449.jpg?v=1719998951"},{"product_id":"the-inspiration-machine-9780226828336","title":"The Inspiration Machine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this moment when generative AI is being declared the successor to human creativity, Wilf offers us a vital counternarrative. His nuanced ethnographic investigations challenge myths of autonomy in either creative practitioners or computational machines while insisting on the cultural\/historical embeddedness and situated practices of meaning-making. This book should become an obligatory reference for anyone speaking about computational creativity.” * Lucy Suchman, author of Human-Machine Reconfigurations *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Inspiration Machine\u003c\/i\u003e powerfully unsettles both commonplace imaginaries and banal critiques of how digital technology shapes and reshapes contemporary art-making. Along the way it clearly establishes Wilf as anthropology’s leading theorist of modernity’s vexed relationship to creative practice.” * Steven Feld, VoxLox Media Arts *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Inspiration Machine\u003c\/i\u003e is itself a model and an inspiration, a highly original and ethnographically rich exploration of digital art-making. 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This is a singular study of emergent relationalities in unexpected places and practices and wonderful to think with.” * Don Brenneis, University of California, Santa Cruz *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Toward an Anthropology of Computational Creativity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART I Jazz: Mimicry, Originality, Sociality\u003cbr\u003e 1 “I Prefer Playing with It to Playing with Most People”: The Computer as a Musical Conversation Partner\u003cbr\u003e 2 An Island of Interactivity in an Ocean of Nonreactivity: The Trade-Offs of a Made-to-Order Artificial Musical World\u003cbr\u003e 3 “A Device That Would Generate New Musical Ideas”: The Computer as a Source of Musical Inspiration\u003cbr\u003e 4 Separating Noise from Signal: The Ethnomethodological Uncanny as Aesthetic Pleasure in Human-Machine Interaction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART II Poetry: Indeterminacy, Potentiality, Intentionality\u003cbr\u003e 5 Computer-Generated Poetry and Some of Its Aesthetic and Technical Dimensions\u003cbr\u003e 6 “I Randomize, Therefore I Think”: Computational Indeterminacy and the Tensions of American Liberal Subjectivity\u003cbr\u003e 7 Analog Precursors and Their Digital Logical End: The Oulipo\u003cbr\u003e 8 Crosscurrents and Opposing Perspectives\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Neither Our Doom nor Our Salvation: Open-Ended Digital Systems and Cultural Critique\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732932145495,"sku":"9780226828336","price":26.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226828336.jpg?v=1719999003"},{"product_id":"why-i-am-not-going-to-buy-a-computer-9780241337561","title":"Why I Am Not Going to Buy a Computer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e''\u003ci\u003eDo I wish to keep up with the times? 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