The Reality Game: How the Next Wave of Technology Will Break the Truth by Woolley, Samuel
The Reality Game: How the Next Wave of Technology Will Break the Truth by Woolley, Samuel

The Reality Game: How the Next Wave of Technology Will Break the Truth

Fake news posts and Twitter trolls were just the beginning. What will happen when misinformation moves from...
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Author: Samuel Woolley
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The Reality Game: How the Next Wave of Technology Will Break the Truth by Woolley, Samuel

The Reality Game: How the Next Wave of Technology Will Break the Truth

CHF 42.43
The Reality Game: How the Next Wave of Technology Will Break the Truth by Woolley, Samuel

The Reality Game: How the Next Wave of Technology Will Break the Truth

CHF 42.43
Author: Samuel Woolley
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Fake news posts and Twitter trolls were just the beginning. What will happen when misinformation moves from our social media feeds into our everyday lives?
Online disinformation stormed our political process in 2016 and has only worsened since. Yet as Samuel Woolley shows in this urgent book, it may pale in comparison to what's to come: humanlike automated voice systems, machine learning, deepfake AI-edited videos and images, interactive memes, virtual reality, and more. These technologies have the power not just to manipulate our politics, but to make us doubt our eyes and ears and even feelings.
Deeply researched and compellingly written, The Reality Game describes the profound impact these technologies will have on our lives. Each new invention built without regard for its consequences edges us further into this digital dystopia.
Yet Woolley does not despair. Instead, he argues pointedly for a new culture of innovation, one built around accountability and especially transparency. With social media dragging us into a never-ending culture war, we must learn to stop fighting and instead prevent future manipulation. This book shows how we can use our new tools not to control people but to empower them.

Author: Samuel Woolley
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 01/07/2020
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781541768253


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2019

About the Author
Dr. Samuel Woolley is a writer and researcher specializing in the study of automation/AI, emergent technology, politics, persuasion, and social media. He is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and program director for computational propaganda research at the Center for Media Engagement, both at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining UT, Woolley founded and directed the Digital Intelligence Lab at the Institute for the Future, a 50-year-old think tank based in the heart of Silicon Valley. He also cofounded and directed the research team at the Computational Propaganda Project at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford. He has written on political manipulation of technology for a variety of publications including Wired, the Atlantic Monthly, Motherboard/VICE, TechCrunch, the Guardian, Quartz and Slate. His research has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal and on The Today Show, 60 Minutes, and Frontline. His work has been presented to members of NATO, the US Congress, the UK Parliament, and to numerous private entities and civil society organizations. His PhD is from the University of Washington. He tweets from @samuelwoolley.
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