Who Owns The Future?
$33.44
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
10 April 2014
Summary
Who Owns the Future: Reclaiming Dignity in a Digital World
As you read this, thousands of remote computers are refining secret models of who you are, using the information to make huge fortunes for a few people. Does the future have to be this way? How can we change it?
In this visionary book, Jaron Lanier imagines an alternative, where economic power is given back to creators. Drawing on sources ranging from ancient philosophy to the latest technology, he proposes a radical…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241957219 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241957214 |
| Author: | Jaron Lanier |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 10 April 2014 |
| Weight: | 292g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 23mm |
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Daringly original … sharp, accessible … terrifically exciting
Daringly original … sharp, accessible … terrifically exciting * The New York Times *
About The Author
Jaron Lanier
Jaron Lanier is a philosopher and computer scientist who has spent his career pushing the transformative power of modern technology to its limits. He is one of the premier designers and engineers at work today, and has been named one of the top one hundred public intellectuals in the world by Prospect and Foreign Policy. His previous book is You Are Not A Gadget.
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