Heteromation, and Other Stories of Computing and Capitalism
- Hardcover
280 pages
- Release Date
4 May 2017
Summary
An exploration of a new division of laborbetween machines and humans, in which people provide value to the economy with little or no compensation.The computerization of the economy-and everyday life-has transformed the division of labor between humans and machines, shifting many people into work that is hidden, poorly compensated, or accepted as part of being a “user” of digital technology. Through our clicks and swipes, logins and profiles, emails and posts, we are, more or less willingly, p…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262036252 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262036258 |
| Author: | Hamid R. Ekbia, Bonnie A. Nardi |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 4 May 2017 |
| Weight: | 540g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Acting with Technology |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
About The Author
Hamid R. Ekbia
Hamid R. Ekbia is Professor of Informatics, Cognitive Science, and International Studies, andDirector of the Center for Research on Mediated Interaction at Indiana University Bloomington. He is the author of Artificial Dreams- The Quest for Non-Biological Intelligence anda coeditor ofBig Data Is Not a Monolith(MIT Press).Bonnie A. Nardi is Professor of Informatics in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, and Cofounder of Center for Research in Sustainability, Collapse-preparedness, and Information Technology there. She is the coauthor of Acting with Technology (MIT Press).
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