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Anthony Elliott is Bradley Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of South Australia.
“In a passionate yet well-reasoned plea, Elliott urges us to become aware of the far-reaching transformation which the increasing automation of our lives and society has on our selfhood and relations to others. A must read for all ready and willing to break the cycle.” Helga Nowotny, ETH Zurich, former President of the European Research Council “Anthony Elliott has always been far-seeing about the future of algorithmic thinking, a regime often totemized as 'artificial intelligence'. Now he turns his attention to the way artificial intelligence can sum all of our fears and anxieties, thereby often exacerbating them. Because artificial intelligence is so accessible and yet so inaccessible, it provides each person with expanded psychic resources but at great cost. Unpacking this conundrum is a vital task and Eliott does it with gusto.” Sir Nigel Thrift, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick “A very powerful and timely thesis. An outstanding book. Exceptionally original… innovative and thought-provoking.” Luca Possati, Delft University of Technology “A lucidly written and highly accessible entry point into the social study of algorithms.” Ben Jacobsen, University of York “The book offers a window to understand a deeply unsettling phenomenon.” Thomas Birtchnell, University of Wollongong
