Slave of the Machine: Questioning Computer Technology

Author: (USA) Roland, translated by Liu Ling, Guo Xiaozhao, and Sun Yongjun
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Features: This book introduces fundamental questions to the public in simple yet philosophical language, such as what computers are, how we create them, how they operate, what they can do, whether they can think, and what their future development means. Computers are humanity's wonderful invention, and they will ultimately combine science and technology history, deeply discussing the intriguing metaphor of "the slave of the machine" and guiding people to seriously contemplate the future of computers. Pulitzer Prize winner Douglas Hofstadter has highly praised this book.