In the name of Allah the Merciful

Neuromined: Triumphing over Technological Tyranny

Robert Edward Grant, Michael Ashley, 1639080341, 978-1639080342, 9781639080342, 9781639080366, 9781639080359, 978-1639080366, 978-1639080359, B0CCK6MNM6

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English | 2023 | EPUB, Converted PDF

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Nonfiction Book Awards Bronze Medal
Are advances in technology working for us or against us?

When  our phones become our keys to access everything, will our lives be more  convenient or more at the mercy of whoever can hack into our devices?  Will self-driving cars help us maximize our time and get to our  destination safely, or will they erode the autonomy and freedom we feel  when we drive ourselves? What happens if the government, in the name of  public health, gains access to the data in our handy fitness trackers  and uses it to reward or limit us?

In Neuromined,  data sovereignty advocate Robert Edward Grant and prolific technology  author Michael Ashley team up to explore significant questions such as  these. Each chapter imagines a near-future surveillance dystopia through  a riveting fictional tale and provides a companion analysis connecting  the story to our present reality. Entertaining and provoking, this book  shows readers how the technology that has promised a lifetime of  convenience has also constrained a public’s individual options and  agency.

But all hope is not lost. Neuromined,  at its core, demonstrates how technology, when viewed through a  different ethos and used by a conscientious public, can instead provide  greater autonomy and greater access to liberation.