{"product_id":"homo-synthetica-bruno-bianchini-9798264718212","title":"Homo Synthetica: Why Humanity Must Merge with AI to Survive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHomo Synthetica is a landmark work of speculative non-fiction that fundamentally reframes the global conversation about artificial intelligence.\u003c\/b\u003e It argues that the current trajectory of silicon-based AI-the race to build ever-larger, energy-devouring models-is a thermodynamic, economic, and philosophical dead end. This \"silicon mirage,\" the book contends, is not our salvation but a gilded path to ecological and civilizational ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's core, paradigm-shifting thesis is that humanity's survival and future evolution depend on a \u003cb\u003e\"biocomputing pivot.\"\u003c\/b\u003e Instead of trying to escape our biology, we must merge with it. The author makes a powerful, evidence-based case for a new technological era based on the fusion of human biology with AI, harnessing the unparalleled energy efficiency and adaptive genius of living neural computation (e.g., neural organoids).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStructure and Content: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomo Synthetica is meticulously structured to guide the reader from a powerful critique of the present to a visionary-and practical-manifesto for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Mirage of Silicon\u003c\/b\u003e deconstructs the unsustainable \"furnace\" of modern AI, exposing its hidden ecological, geopolitical, and cognitive costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Alchemy of Minds\u003c\/b\u003e illuminates the revolutionary science making the merge possible, translating complex topics like iPSC reprogramming, organoid cultivation, and brain-computer interfacing into accessible, compelling prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Anthropology of Homo Synthetica\u003c\/b\u003e explores the profound societal consequences of this shift, from the birth of \"neurocapitalism\" to the fracturing of politics under cognitive inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Moral Labyrinths\u003c\/b\u003e confronts the deep ethical challenges head-on, including machine consciousness, cognitive rights, and the potential for a new biological caste system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Chronicles of Tomorrow\u003c\/b\u003e presents a series of plausible future scenarios, from a dystopian \"Neurocracy\" to a transcendent future where humanity guides its own evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book culminates in an \u003cb\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/b\u003e that serves as a powerful \u003cb\u003eManifesto for the Merge\u003c\/b\u003e, offering ten actionable principles for the ethical and equitable development of this world-changing technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarket \u0026amp; Audience: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is positioned to capture the vast and growing audience grappling with the implications of AI, from readers of Yuval Noah Harari and Nick Bostrom to those engaged with the work of thinkers like Donna Haraway and David Chalmers. It distinguishes itself by rejecting both techno-optimist hype and doomsday fatalism, offering instead a \"third way\"-a challenging but ultimately hopeful and scientifically-grounded path forward. It is essential reading for policymakers, technologists, academics, and any intellectually curious reader seeking to understand the most important transition in human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHomo Synthetica is not just another book about AI; it is the book that defines the next chapter of the conversation.\u003c\/b\u003e It is a bold, urgent, and profoundly original work that provides the new language and frameworks we desperately need to navigate our species' next evolutionary step.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruno Bianchini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798264718212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.27d","brand":"Bruno Bianchini","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083667939583,"sku":"9798264718212","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/homo-synthetica-bruno-bianchini-9798264718212","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}