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The title notwithstanding, Theodore Roszak is no computer hater. But in an age that idolizes intelligent machines, he stands out as a rare cautionary voice. His book makes an eloquent case for a simple thesis: digital computing, far from being a panacea, has created as many problems as it solves. For Roszak, a fair measure of the fault lies with corporate hucksterism, a credulous educational establishment, and government's desire to control information. But the deeper worry is our own utopian techno-idealism--the belief that a scientific broom can sweep away our messy problems. The author challenges such computer messianism with a detailed, common-sense look at the history of what computing has actually brought us. The trends he sees--the conflation of data with knowledge, the erosion of human-centered values, and the rise of a digital oligarchy at just about everyone else's expense--are tough to deny. If you love computers, The Cult of Information is a provocative read, but one you shouldn't dodge.
Philip Davies Roberts, Times Higher Education Supplement
"The facts and ideas contained in this book may be ignored only at our peril."
The Cult of Information: A Neo-Luddite Treatise on High Tech, Artificial Intelligence, and the True Art of Thinking
The Cult of Information : A Neo-Luddite Treatise on High-Tech, Artificial Intelligence, and the True Art of Thinking,Theodore Roszak,University of California Press,0520085841,Artificial Intelligence,Artificial Intelligence - General,Computer Science,Computers - General Information,Computers And Society,Information technology,Research,Social Aspects,Social Science,Sociology,Social Science / Sociology / General
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