The future does not compute
transcending the machines in our midst
by Talbott, Steve.
Many pundits tell you that the computer is ushering us toward a new Golden Age of Information. A few tell you that the computer is destroying everything worthwhile in our culture. But almost no one tells you what Stephen L. Talbott shows in this surprising book: the intelligent machine gathers its menacing powers from hidden places within you and me.
It does so, that is, as long as we gaze into our screens and tap on our keyboards while less than fully conscious of the subtle influences passing through the interface. After reading The Future Does Not Compute, you will never again be able to sit in front of your computer with quite the same glazed stare.
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Computers, Computers and civilization, Internet, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Computers, Social aspects, Social aspects of Computers, Social aspects of Internet, Human-computer interaction, Computers, social aspects, Computers, psychological aspects, Internet, social aspectsPeople
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The future does not compute: transcending the machines in our midst
1995, O'Reilly & Associates
in English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 449-455) and index.
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