{"product_id":"the-technology-trap-carl-benedikt-frey-9780691210797","title":"The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Made me look at the industrial revolution, invention, sleeping beauties, contexts and the forces that shape our societies differently.\"--David Byrne, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow the history of technological revolutions can help us better understand economic and political polarization in the age of automation \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Technology Trap\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping account of the history of technological progress and how it has radically shifted the distribution of economic and political power among society's members. As Carl Benedikt Frey shows, the Industrial Revolution created unprecedented wealth and prosperity over the long run, but the immediate consequences of mechanization were devastating. Middle-income jobs withered, wages stagnated, the labor share of income fell, profits surged, and economic inequality skyrocketed. These trends broadly mirror those in our current age of automation. But, just as the Industrial Revolution eventually brought about extraordinary benefits for society, artificial intelligence systems have the potential to do the same. \u003ci\u003eThe Technology Trap\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that in the midst of another technological revolution, the lessons of the past can help us to more effectively face the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl Benedikt Frey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691210799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691210797\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 1.50d","brand":"Carl Benedikt Frey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043691589887,"sku":"9780691210797","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d426aa5f-c7e4-46e0-98e5-d2c4dc004da3.jpg?v=1684968595","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-technology-trap-carl-benedikt-frey-9780691210797","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}