{"product_id":"the-age-of-algorithms-patt-rogger-9798244245424","title":"\"The Age of Algorithms\": Labor policies, unemployment, and universal income in the economy of Artificial Intelligence","description":"Artificial intelligence is not only changing the job market. It is changing \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe rules\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e by which a society decides who is useful, who is competitive, who deserves opportunities, and who is left behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Age of the Algorithm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a popular and analytical essay that addresses one of the most pressing issues of our time: \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003elabor policies, unemployment, and universal income\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e in an AI-driven economy. Because as automation accelerates, the real question is not just \"which jobs will disappear,\" but \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ewhat happens to social cohesion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e when work ceases to be the main channel of income, identity, and belonging.\u003cbr\u003eThis book does not offer slogans or easy apocalypses. It offers a map. A clear and reasoned path that helps us understand what is happening, why it is happening, and what political choices-concrete, not theoretical-could determine a more equitable or more fragile future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you will find in this essay: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow AI is transforming work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: not only by replacing tasks, but by reorganizing processes, bargaining power, and value criteria.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnological unemployment and new professions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: between promises of \"reskilling\" and real risks of stable marginalization.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolarization and inequality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: why the benefits of automation tend to be concentrated and which social groups are likely to pay the highest price.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlgorithmic precariousness and \"invisible\" work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: the role of platforms, digital control, automated evaluation mechanisms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelfare, training, and active policies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: what really works, what is rhetoric, what needs to be rethought.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eUniversal Basic Income (UBI)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: arguments for and against, possible models, critical issues, side effects, and realistic scenarios.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA key risk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: a technically efficient but socially fragile future-rich in data and poor in connections, quick in decisions and slow in justice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho it is recommended for: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThose who want to understand \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eclearly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e how AI is reshaping work and the economy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudents, workers, teachers, and professionals who feel the need for interpretive tools, not slogans.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThose interested in \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003epublic policy, welfare, inequality, the future of work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, and social transformation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurious readers looking for an accessible essay with a critical approach and a broad vision.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy read it now\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause change is not \"coming\" it is already here. And the more the algorithm becomes the invisible infrastructure of our lives, the more a crucial question arises: \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ewho governs this transformation?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Institutions, citizens, politics - or only the economic logic of those who control data, platforms, and models?\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Age of the Algorithm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is an invitation to look at artificial intelligence without naive enthusiasm or paralyzing fear. To recognize that technology is not neutral: it is a choice of values embedded in systems, incentives, and rules.\u003cbr\u003eIn the end, the point is not whether AI will change work. It already is.\u003cbr\u003eThe point is whether we will be \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ecitizens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e in the age of the algorithm - or mere \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eusers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patt Rogger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798244245424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.93d","brand":"Patt Rogger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517100929279,"sku":"9798244245424","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e259f4c2-5af6-4f5c-a2cf-93a7db3d2ac3.jpg?v=1778729907","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-age-of-algorithms-patt-rogger-9798244245424","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}