First published 2015
Nicholas Carr's "The Glass Cage" peers into a future where technology shapes every aspect of our existence. As automation encroaches on more jobs and decision-making, we find ourselves increasingly removed from the physical world and our own agency. Carr follows the stories of those caught in this digital web - from air traffic controllers to radiologists - as they struggle to maintain their humanity in the face of relentless technological progress. With urgent and unsettling insight, "The Glass Cage" forces us to confront the personal and societal costs of our automated world.
Genres: computers, non-fiction, technology, 21st-century, artificial-intelligence
Vibes: intimate, thought-provoking, unsettling
Tropes: social-commentary, technological-progress
288 pages · Paperback · W. W. Norton & Company