We, Robots

<p><b>In the tradition of Jaron Lanier's <i>You Are Not a Gadget</i>, a rousing, sharply argued - and, yes, inspiring! - reckoning with our blind faith in technology</b><br> <br> Can technology solve all our problems? Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, many of our most famous journalists, pundits, and economists seem to think so. According to them, &quot;intelligent machines&quot; and big data will free us from work, educate our children, transform our environment, and even make religion more user-friendly. This is the story they're telling us: that we should stop worrying and love our robot future.<br><br> But just because you tell a story over and over again doesn't make it true. Curtis White, one of our most brilliant and perceptive social critics, knows all about the danger of a seductive story, and in <i>We, Robots</i>, he tangles with the so-called thinkers who are convinced that the future is rose-colored and robotically enhanced. <br><br> With tremendous erudition and a punchy wit, White argues that we must be skeptical of anyone who tries to sell us on technological inevitability. And he gives us an alternative set of stories: taking inspiration from artists as disparate as Sufjan Stevens, Lars von Trier, and François Rabelais, White shows us that by looking to art, we can imagine a different kind of future. <br><br> No robots required.</p>