The Ascent Of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm

Caleb Scharf argues that all the data we create - all of our emails, tweets, selfies, A.I.-generated text and funny cat videos - amounts to an aggregate lifeform. It has goals and needs. It can control our behaviour and influence our well-being. And it''s an organism that has evolved right alongside us. This symbiotic relationship with information offers a startling new lens for looking at the world. Data isn''t just something we produce; it''s the reason we exist. This powerful idea has the potential to upend the way we think about our technology, our role as humans, and the fundamental nature of life.

• | Author: Caleb Scharf
• | Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• | Publication Date: Jun 15, 2021
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9780593087244
• | ISBN-10: 0593087240