The Information Animal: Humans, Technology and the Competition for Reality by A
Depending on the news you read, new tools like AI will either save or destroy us. But our response to emerging technology\u2019s \u2018unprecedented\u2019 threats actually follows a pattern as old as civilisation. From ancient Athens to COVID-19, social media to spam, Alicia Wanless shows how humans have always consumed information, whether accurate or not.
First a new technology changes how information is shared, broadening its availability and accelerating how fast it travels. Then, as more people engage with this new content, fresh ideas arise, often challenging prevailing beliefs. Some use the new tools to promote their views, win power or simply profit, adding to the mounting information pollution. Competition and conflict follow. We scramble\u2014in vain\u2014to control information flows and use of the new
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Depending on the news you read, new tools like AI will either save or destroy us. But our response to emerging technology\u2019s \u2018unprecedented\u2019 threats actually follows a pattern as old as civilisation. From ancient Athens to COVID-19, social media to spam, Alicia Wanless shows how humans have always consumed information, whether accurate or not.
First a new technology changes how information is shared, broadening its availability and accelerating how fast it travels. Then, as more people engage with this new content, fresh ideas arise, often challenging prevailing beliefs. Some use the new tools to promote their views, win power or simply profit, adding to the mounting information pollution. Competition and conflict follow. We scramble\u2014in vain\u2014to control information flows and use of the new
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Depending on the news you read, new tools like AI will either save or destroy us. But our response to emerging technology\u2019s \u2018unprecedented\u2019 threats actually follows a pattern as old as civilisation. From ancient Athens to COVID-19, social media to spam, Alicia Wanless shows how humans have always consumed information, whether accurate or not.
First a new technology changes how information is shared, broadening its availability and accelerating how fast it travels. Then, as more people engage with this new content, fresh ideas arise, often challenging prevailing beliefs. Some use the new tools to promote their views, win power or simply profit, adding to the mounting information pollution. Competition and conflict follow. We scramble\u2014in vain\u2014to control information flows and use of the new
The Information Animal
Humans, Technology and the Competition for Reality
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format | hardback |
Language | english |
Brand | C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd |
type | book |
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