{"product_id":"breaking-babel-mark-t-mitchell-9781967613212","title":"Breaking Babel: Artificial Intelligence, Apocalypse, and the Revenge of Reality","description":"\u003cb\u003eA profound analysis of the terrifying technological\u003cbr\u003eproject on which our world has embarked--and the ancient myth it recapitulates.\u003c\/b\u003eDigital technology is hijacking our attention, colonizing\u003cbr\u003eour consciousness, harvesting our personal data, and destroying our souls. We\u003cbr\u003ehave become a nation of addicts, unable to turn away from the glowing light of\u003cbr\u003ethose digital devices which enchant and possess us. Furthermore, our disease is\u003cbr\u003efacilitating the greatest concentration of power in history--except this time\u003cbr\u003eour Tower of Babel is taking the form of a web composed of silicon and\u003cbr\u003eelectricity, a captivating and ubiquitous presence from which there is no\u003cbr\u003eescape.Or is there?As Mark T. Mitchell explains in \u003ci\u003eBreaking Babel: \u003cbr\u003eArtificial Intelligence, Apocalypse, and the Revenge of Reality\u003c\/i\u003e, just as\u003cbr\u003ethe biblical Babel toppled, collapsing under the weight of its own hubris, the\u003cbr\u003eattempt to overcome human limits is fated to fail. Techno-optimists' fever\u003cbr\u003edreams of immortality and unparalleled power will ultimately be frustrated.\u003cbr\u003eAlthough we are bound to experience a period of intense chaos and confusion, \u003cbr\u003ereality will not be cheated.Including practical advice for holding fast to the truly\u003cbr\u003ehuman in this troubling moment. \u003ci\u003eBreaking Babel\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for\u003cbr\u003eanyone who wishes to stay sane in an era of increasing madness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark T. Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1967613214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781967613212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Creed \u0026amp; Culture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Mark T. Mitchell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48154278822143,"sku":"9781967613212","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3314ce9f-a401-453e-ac44-b46a5744eb78.jpg?v=1770789094","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/breaking-babel-mark-t-mitchell-9781967613212","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}