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Blood in the Machine : The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech by Brian Merchant (2023, Hardcover)

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PublisherLittle Brown & Company

ISBN-100316487740

ISBN-139780316487740

eBay Product ID (ePID)4057236331

Product Key Features

Book TitleBlood in the Machine : the Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech

Number of Pages496 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2023

TopicAutomation, Economic History, Social Aspects, Development / General, Modern / General, History, Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837)

IllustratorYes

GenreTechnology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History

AuthorBrian Merchant

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.6 in

Item Weight25.3 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2023-290642

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"A rich and gripping account of a chronically misunderstood historical chapter, one with urgent relevance to our own time, as we once again pit humans against machines."-- Naomi Klein, New York Times Bestselling author of This Changes Everything, " Blood in the Machine compares the labor struggles of the Industrial Revolution to today's abusive gig economy.... Derived from an immense trove of archival materials and secondary historical sources, [Merchant] brings a journalist's touch to the Luddites' travails, drawing connections between the conflicts and indignities of their epoch and our own."-- Gavin Mueller , New York Times Book Review, "This is a significant contribution to the history of the Industrial Revolution and a strong warning against complacency in the face of technological change."-- Publishers Weekly, "Stirring...This is a significant contribution to the history of the Industrial Revolution and a strong warning against complacency in the face of technological change."-- Publishers Weekly, "Brian Merchant's new book...is phenomenal. It is both a rousing, meticulously-researched history and an insightful, timely argument about the present state of technology. It's one of those books that sticks with you...You should buy it. You should read it."-- "The Future, Now and Then" Newsletter, "A thrilling history and a stirring manifesto for seizing the means of production, or smashing it, when necessary. Automation has always been about turning people into machines: brainless and disposable. To be a Luddite is to demand a say in the future. It's not enough to ask what a machine does - we have to ask who it does it for and who it does it to ."-- Cory Doctorow, New York Times bestselling author of Little Brother and The Internet Con, "A well-argued linkage of early industrial and postindustrial struggles for workers' rights."-- Kirkus, "Forget everything you know about the Luddites. After Blood in the Machine you'll never look at your computer screen - or a hammer - the same way again."-- Malcolm Harris, bestselling author of Palo Alto, "This is an absolutely indispensable, shocking, and fascinating tale by one of today's most important technology writers. This riveting book is as much a work of history as it is an urgent examination of our ability to resist the overwhelming changes technology is wreaking on our lives. The Luddites knew that automation, job loss and the consolidation of wealth aren't inevitable. We can shape these forces if we're willing to break a loom or two."-- Christopher Leonard, New York Times bestselling author of Kochland and The Lords of Easy Money

Dewey Decimal303.483

SynopsisLonglisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year The most urgent story in modern tech begins not in Silicon Valley but two hundred years ago in rural England, when workers known as the Luddites rose up rather than starve at the hands of factory owners who were using automated machines to erase their livelihoods. The Luddites organized guerrilla raids to smash those machines-on punishment of death-and won the support of Lord Byron, enraged the Prince Regent, and inspired the birth of science fiction. This all-but-forgotten class struggle brought nineteenth-century England to its knees. Today, technology imperils millions of jobs, robots are crowding factory floors, and artificial intelligence will soon pervade every aspect of our economy. How will this change the way we live? And what can we do about it? The answers lie in Blood in the Machine . Brian Merchant intertwines a lucid examination of our current age with the story of the Luddites, showing how automation changed our world-and is shaping our future., Longlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year The most urgent story in modern tech begins not in Silicon Valley but two hundred years ago in rural England, when workers known as the Luddites rose up rather than starve at the hands of factory owners who were using automated machines to erase their livelihoods.The Luddites organized guerrilla raids to smash those machines-on punishment of death-and won the support of Lord Byron, enraged the Prince Regent, and inspired the birth of science fiction. This all-but-forgotten class struggle brought nineteenth-century England to its knees.Today, technology imperils millions of jobs, robots are crowding factory floors, and artificial intelligence will soon pervade every aspect of our economy. How will this change the way we live? And what can we do about it?The answers lie in Blood in the Machine . Brian Merchant intertwines a lucid examination of our current age with the story of the Luddites, showing how automation changed our world-and is shaping our future., "The most important book to read about the AI boom" ( Wired ): The "gripping" ( New Yorker ) true story of the first time machines came for human jobs--and how the Luddite uprising explains the power, threat, and toll of big tech and AI today Named one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker, Wired, and the Financial Times - A Next Big Idea Book Club "Must-Read" The most urgent story in modern tech begins not in Silicon Valley but two hundred years ago in rural England, when workers known as the Luddites rose up rather than starve at the hands of factory owners who were using automated machines to erase their livelihoods. The Luddites organized guerrilla raids to smash those machines--on punishment of death--and won the support of Lord Byron, enraged the Prince Regent, and inspired the birth of science fiction. This all-but-forgotten class struggle brought nineteenth-century England to its knees. Today, technology imperils millions of jobs, robots are crowding factory floors, and artificial intelligence will soon pervade every aspect of our economy. How will this change the way we live? And what can we do about it? The answers lie in Blood in the Machine . Brian Merchant intertwines a lucid examination of our current age with the story of the Luddites, showing how automation changed our world--and is shaping our future.

LC Classification NumberHD2329