George Machine Takeover

The Growing Threat to Human Freedom in a Computer-Controlled Society
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4831-8803-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Web PDF

Machine Takeover: The Growing Threat to Human Freedom in a Computer-Controlled Society discusses the implications of technological advancement. The title identifies the changes in society that no one is aware of, along with what this changes entails. The text first covers the information science, particularly the aspect of an automated system for information processing. Next, the selection deals with social implications of information science, such as information pollution. The text also tackles the concerns in the utilization of technology in order to manipulate the lives of people without their knowledge. In Part III, the title covers the science of cybernetics and artificial intelligence. The last part tackles the consequences of modern science. The book will be of great interest to readers who are concerned with the direction of contemporary science.

Autoren/Hrsg.

George, Frank

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Machine Takeover: The Growing Threat to Human Freedom
in a Computer-Controlled Society;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Dedication;6
6;PREFACE;10
7;PART I: INFORMATION AND DATA PROCESSING;16
7.1;CHAPTER 1. QUICK STEP FROM THE ABACUS;19
7.2;CHAPTER 2. DATA PROCESSING IN MANY WORLDS;33
8;PART II: INFORMATION SCIENCE: HOW THE STORY STARTS;47
8.1;CHAPTER 3. WHERE THE ROT SETS IN;50
8.2;CHAPTER 4. THE EXPLOSIVE STATE;68
8.3;CHAPTER 5. THE POWER GAME;86
9;PART III: THE SCIENCE OF CYBERNETICS;106
9.1;CHAPTER 6. THE INTELLIGENCE FACTORY;108
9.2;CHAPTER 7. SOPHISTICATED MONSTERS;129
10;PART IV: THE CONSEQUENCES OF MODERN SCIENCE;154
10.1;CHAPTER 8. EMOTIONAL AND AESTHETIC MAN;158
10.2;CHAPTER 9. FINAL RITES;170
10.3;CHAPTER 10. THE GOLDEN ROAD;188
11;FURTHER READING;201
12;NAME INDEX;204
13;SUBJECT INDEX;206