{"product_id":"to-the-pipers-tune-paperback","title":"To The Piper's Tune - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eV. N. Castelo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe are the problem, technology and population control the solution.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Corynth, the dawning of artificial general intelligence has seen totalitarianism reach its absurd apogee, with State-sponsored benevolence and entertainment masking the reality of the cold machinery of control. Citizens willingly sacrifice their freedom on the altar of AI-provided convenience, where pregnancy, birth, life and death are all licensed for the common good, happiness a fundamental right.\u003cbr\u003eThoughts and behaviours are guided by neurotech, gene editing, social credit scores, the pleasures of being in-game and dropping hypno. It's a great life for a citizen...as long as their Credyt is good. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnastasya is an AI-whisperer, whose rare talent in bridging the artificial intelligence \"intuition gap\" affords her a position of privilege amongst the elite. But the rejection (execution) of a friend and the visit of an outsider to Corynth trigger Anastasya to challenge the idyll she has been presented with, a voyage of discovery accelerated further by the discovery of a shocking State secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e1984 \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eGirl With the Dragon Tattoo\u003c\/i\u003e, can human agency triumph over the algorithms? Or are we doomed to be controlled - ignorantly blissful, until we are called for rejection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by watershed happenings today, Corynth is the embodiment of all that is fast coming our way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eHumanity is sleepwalking into a neurotech disaster\u003c\/b\u003e\" - Camilla Cavendish, Financial Times \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eThe world around us is being revolutionized by CRISPR, whether we're ready for it or not\u003c\/b\u003e\" - Jennifer Doudna, Nobel Laureate \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eI mean with artificial intelligence we're summoning the demon\u003c\/b\u003e\" - Elon Musk \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It is scary how many similarities there are between this industry and the mob. \u003cb\u003eThe mob makes obscene amounts of money, as does this industry. The side effects of organized crime are killings and deaths, and the side effects are the same in this industry. \u003c\/b\u003eThe mob bribes politicians and others, and so does the drug industry\" - Peter Rost, former Pfizer Vice President\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 318\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52613243339034,"sku":"9781739454906","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/CHnqFLSIUB9781739454906.webp?v=1785406237","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/to-the-pipers-tune-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}