{"product_id":"blood-in-the-machine-brian-merchant-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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Merchant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316487740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316487740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.41h x 6.35w x 1.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2022 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/11\/2023","brand":"Brian Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072194932991,"sku":"9780316487740","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_20abcc4e-b5d4-4c4e-90ae-1699b325523e.jpg?v=1685440503","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blood-in-the-machine-brian-merchant-9780316487740","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}