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    Machine Takeover: The Growing Threat to Human Freedom in a Computer-Controlled Society
    Machine Takeover: The Growing Threat to Human Freedom in a Computer-Controlled Society
    Machine Takeover: The Growing Threat to Human Freedom in a Computer-Controlled Society
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    Machine Takeover: The Growing Threat to Human Freedom in a Computer-Controlled Society

    By Frank George

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    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElsevier Science
    Release dateMay 18, 2014
    ISBN9781483188034
    Machine Takeover: The Growing Threat to Human Freedom in a Computer-Controlled Society
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    Frank George

    The author is a retired teacher living in the southeast of England. Mentally and spiritually, he roams the cosmos.

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