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It shows how the fundamental foundations of the economy are rapidly being carved up among a small number of monopolistic platforms, and how the platform introduces new tendencies within capitalism that pose significant challenges to any vision of a post-capitalist future. This book will be essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how the most powerful tech companies of our time are transforming the global economy.\"Also available as an audiobook.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301541228917,"sku":"9781509504879","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781509504879_79b92311-b1e1-40c9-8c30-9d9375df4ad4.jpg?v=1786022272"},{"product_id":"9781509550487","title":"Silicon Empires","description":"Since the emergence of ChatGPT, generative AI has been heralded as a technology poised to revolutionize our world. But beyond the hype and hyperbole, who truly wields power over this transformative technology?In Silicon Empires, Nick Srnicek explores the geopolitical economy of artificial intelligence, revealing how a handful of powerful corporations and states are engaged in a monumental struggle to control its future. Srnicek moves beyond the headlines to lay bare the elaborate strategies that these silicon empires - from tech giants to great powers - are deploying to capture the immense value of AI. This incisive analysis uncovers the deep-seated tensions between corporate ambitions and national interests, and the profound consequences of this new era of technological competition.   As the race for AI supremacy accelerates, Srnicek compellingly demonstrates that the decisions being made in the boardrooms of Silicon Valley and the halls of government will shape the distribution of wealth and power on a global scale for decades to come.   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Srnicek moves beyond the headlines to lay bare the elaborate strategies that these silicon empires - from tech giants to great powers - are deploying to capture the immense value of AI. This incisive analysis uncovers the deep-seated tensions between corporate ambitions and national interests, and the profound consequences of this new era of technological competition.   As the race for AI supremacy accelerates, Srnicek compellingly demonstrates that the decisions being made in the boardrooms of Silicon Valley and the halls of government will shape the distribution of wealth and power on a global scale for decades to come.   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Examining the history of the home over the past century – from running water to white goods to smart homes – they show how repeated efforts to reduce the burden of this work have faced a variety of barriers, challenges, and reversals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharting the trajectory of our domestic spaces over the past century, Hester and Srnicek consider new possibilities for the future, uncovering the abandoned ideas of anti-housework visionaries and sketching out a path towards real free time for all, where everyone is at liberty to pursue their passions, or do nothing at all. It will require rethinking our living arrangements, our expectations and our cities.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56305786913141,"sku":"9781786633071","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781786633071_b6dee187-e398-4695-a44b-17811cf0033d.jpg?v=1786025639"},{"product_id":"9781784786229","title":"Inventing the Future (revised and updated edition)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis major new manifesto offers a “clear and compelling vision of a postcapitalist society” and shows how left-wing politics can be rebuilt for the 21st century (Mark Fisher, author of \u003ci\u003eCapitalist Realism\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Neoliberalism isn’t working. 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Instead of running from a complex future, Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams demand a postcapitalist economy capable of advancing standards, liberating humanity from work and developing technologies that expand our freedoms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This new edition includes a new chapter where they respond to their various critics.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56312841109877,"sku":"9781784786229","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781784786229_82bcc382-6534-420b-a124-3d8ebaf7e9ff.jpg?v=1786026066"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-nick-srnicek.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}