{"product_id":"automation-in-the-age-of-larry-liu-9781041316831","title":"Automation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: The Social Construction of the Future of Work","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAutomation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence\u003c\/em\u003e draws on historical and contemporary debates to examine the future of work in the age of artificial intelligence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile automation is often portrayed as an inevitable technological force driving economic progress or job loss, this book reframes it as a socially constructed discourse that is shaped by competing beliefs, interests and narratives about human labor, progress and value. It situates current anxieties about AI within a longer trajectory of industrial transformation by identifying four distinct ways of understanding automation: the activist, resigned, status quo and\u003cbr\u003efuturist discourses. By analyzing how these discourses emerge in policy debates, media coverage and academic research, this book reveals how language and ideology influence the adoption and governance of new technologies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book offers conceptual framework for scholars in sociology, political economy and science and technology studies, as well as for policymakers and labor advocates seeking to navigate automation's social impacts. In doing so, \u003cbr\u003eit moves beyond deterministic narratives of job loss to uncover the deeper cultural meanings attached to technological change and the uncertain future of work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Larry Liu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1041316836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781041316831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.40d","brand":"Larry Liu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001973055743,"sku":"9781041316831","price":60.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/automation-in-the-age-of-larry-liu-9781041316831","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}