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Heteromation, and Other Stories of Computing and Capitalism (Acting with Technology)
Hamid R. Ekbia
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Description for Heteromation, and Other Stories of Computing and Capitalism (Acting with Technology)
Hardcover. Series: Acting with Technology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: KNXB3; UYZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. .
An exploration of a new division of labor between 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, participating in digital activities that yield economic value to others but little or no return to ... Read more
An exploration of a new division of labor between 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, participating in digital activities that yield economic value to others but little or no return to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Acting with Technology
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780262036252
SKU
V9780262036252
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About Hamid R. Ekbia
Hamid R. Ekbia is Professor of Informatics, Cognitive Science, and International Studies, and Director 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 and a coeditor of Big Data Is Not a Monolith (MIT Press). Bonnie A. Nardi is Professor of Informatics in the Donald ... Read more
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