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Runaway Science
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Runaway Science
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Will computers come to dominate man? Will advanced technology, robots and artificial intelligence enhance or destroy our future and thereby changing us forever!?! Learn about the history, the menace and opportunities of technologyas well as possible futuresin this one-of-a-kind book!Is technology running amok or is it serving as a helping hand? Is it a threat or a benefit? Runaway Science: True Stories of Raging Robots and Hi-Tech Horrors presents the ominous, and some encouraging, stories of how technology has shaped our past and might shape our future. It dives into the question of mankinds future. An exhilarating and troubling read, it looks at whether robots and technology are a threat or a boon to humanity. Its investigations include Robocops and robots in the police forceRobots replacing people in the workplaceThe high tech of ancient timesClones, androids, modified humans, cyborgs, designer babies, and half-human robotsCIA plots to control our mindsThe sentient internetMonitoring our every move with microchip implantsThe threat of unfathomable alien intelligence and technologyThe singularity of uncontrollable and irreversible supplanting of human intelligence with technological intelligenceScience fiction and science factand how science fiction foreshadowed the futureClandestine technological dangers and government mind-control plotsRobotic limbs, androids and half-humansThe prospect of uploading our minds into computers to ensure immortalityWhether robots will rise up and cause humans to become extinctAnd much, much more.With more than 100 photos and illustrations, this riveting read is richly illustrated, and its helpful bibliography and extensive index add to its usefulness. Ponder the possibilities with this examination of the menace of robots, artificial intelligence, and technology of the past, present, and future. Exciting and worrisome, Runaway Science looks at past horrors and future dangers of technology!
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| Author | Nick Redfern |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9781578598014 |
| Item Height | 1.9 |
| Item Length | 22.7 |
| Item Width | 15.2 |
| Publisher | Ingram Publisher Services |
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