{"product_id":"blood-in-the-machine-the-origins-of-the-rebellion-against-big-tech-9780316487740","title":"Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The most important book to read about the AI boom\" (\u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e): \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe \"gripping\" (\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e) 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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Named one of the best books of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWired, \u003c\/i\u003e and the\u003ci\u003e Financial Times - \u003c\/i\u003eA 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The answers lie in \u003ci\u003eBlood in the Machine\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Merchant\u003c\/b\u003e is the technology columnist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone\u003c\/i\u003e. He's the co-founder of Terraform, Vice's science fiction outlet, and the founder of Gizmodo's Automaton project examining AI and the future of work. His writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Wired, The Atlantic, Harper's Magazine, Fast Company\u003c\/i\u003e, and beyond. He lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577549164818,"sku":"9780316487740","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e7e00c10-ead5-498a-90f2-2183d0e829fb.jpg?v=1731997035","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blood-in-the-machine-the-origins-of-the-rebellion-against-big-tech-9780316487740","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}