{"product_id":"9781922633385","title":"Here be Monsters","description":"Author: Richard King\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922633385\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Monash University Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 May 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTechnology is developing fast - so fast that it threatens to overwhelm the very species whose genius lies in its technological cunning: us. From the metaverse to genetic engineering and mood-altering pharmaceuticals, to cybersex and cyberwar and the widespread automation of work, new technologies are rewriting the terms of our existence, not in a neutral spirit of 'progress' but in line with the priorities of power and profit, and in ways that often work against the grain of our fundamental being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this timely, provocative book, Richard King argues that we need to evolve a more critical attitude to new technologies if we are to avoid a world in which humans are no different in kind from algorithmic machines. The stakes could not be higher. As science, technology and capitalism fuse into a single system, and activists and entrepreneurs talk of a 'post-human' future in which individuals will transform themselves using powerful computers and biotechnologies, we are entering unchartered territory - a territory marked with the mapmaker's warning, \u003ci\u003eHere Be Dragons...Here Be Monsters.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46861507756190,"sku":"ADS-9781922633385","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922633385.jpg?v=1779253244","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922633385","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}