{"product_id":"the-hype-cycle-9781637700556","title":"The Hype Cycle","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe media and the politicians are always screaming at us\nabout horrifying, end-of-the-world threats, and also about miraculous new\ntechnologies that will save us and transform our lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese are the two types of Hype—Fear Hype and\nHope Hype.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey work together to\nbefuddle our minds and keep us on edge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth forms of Hype, according to Arnold Schelsky are overblown, exaggerated to the nth degree, and scientifically\nworthless. Climate change does not threaten us with extinction, machines can\nnever conspire against their human creators—and on the other hand, “global\ngovernance” cannot solve any of our serious problems, while most of the\nmiraculous expectations for quantum physics are scientific nonsense.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAI is a focus of both types of Hype, with provably\nfalse predictions that machines will be able to think and create, provably\nfalse predictions that machines will replace employees causing mass\nunemployment, and provably false predictions that machines can conceive\npurposes or intentions hostile to humans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFear Hype\njustifies the move toward a permanent state of emergency while Hope Hype\ntitillates us with wild dreams which can never be realized.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe political result is a system Schelsky calls “neo-feudalism.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe\npsychological result is a rapid oscillation between extreme, unwarranted Fear\nand extreme, unwarranted expectations of salvation and bliss.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the\nlife of any animal, overactivity is short-lived and restricted to emergency\nsituations. No living being can sustain overactivity for longer periods without\nself-harm.  Hype is a form of toxic\noveractivity of entire societies.  Today\nthe West is in an accelerated Hype Cycle, hyping ourselves from one peak of\nexcitement to the next.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eValues\nconducive to the Hype Cycle have been developing in the West since the\n1920s.  Schelsky favors renewed\nemphasis on pre-1920s values.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArnold Schelsky\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Germany and frequently visits the United States.  He is a medical doctor, scientist, and\nentrepreneur, who now runs his own AI company and never exaggerates the merits\nof his products.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020178817367,"sku":"9781637700556","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781637700556.jpg?v=1750782669","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-hype-cycle-9781637700556","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}