{"product_id":"the-frankenstein-fix-why-big-tech-goes-astray-what-we-can-do-about-it-paperback","title":"The Frankenstein Fix: Why Big Tech Goes Astray \u0026 What We Can Do About It - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGabriel Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDid you get any say in whether or not A.I. will radically transform your world?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e(Or autonomous weapons, or bioengineering, or many other radical new technologies?)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt this very moment, a tiny number of Silicon Valley leaders are making risky decisions that will have a huge impact on the rest of the eight billion people on this planet. They don't mean to cause harm, but their new creations often bring dire unintended consequences: destructive \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epsychological, social, economic, and political results. We call these \"side effects,\" but they're often more powerful than the intended ones.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToo many books about technology end with a vague plea that \u003cem\u003ewe really ought to do something\u003c\/em\u003e about these problems. \u003cem\u003eThe Frankenstein Fix\u003c\/em\u003e gets to the deep roots of what tends to cause them-and it provides a broad array of actual solutions.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book offers insights from interviews with many experts, including tech critic Douglas Rushkoff, science historian Stephen Johnson, and psychologist Katy Cook. It also provides a cornucopia of unique features, from an intriguing account of how people have resisted dangerous inventions throughout history, to surprising takes on space colonization and why the Amish reject technologies, to a toolbox of powerful techniques that could enable us to predict-and avoid-future troubles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 388\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50501075501304,"sku":"9798993462400","price":25.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/pCh5pv7Ya_9798993462400.webp?v=1789325920","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-frankenstein-fix-why-big-tech-goes-astray-what-we-can-do-about-it-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}