The Industrialisation of Intelligence

The IndustrialiZation of Intelligence

Mind and Machine in the Modern Age

A critically acclaimed collection of essays about the political and social impacts of information technology.

Originally published by Unwin-Hyman and HarperCollins, the book was reprinted in 2018 as part of Routledge Library Editions’ special series on Artificial Intelligence.

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Description

Originally published in 1989 The Industrialization of Intelligence is a spirited blend of the principles of social science and computer technology. Critically praised in the United States and England by leading lights both literary and technological, it develops an original and provocative model of the interplay between computer systems and social systems.

Noah Kennedy has composed a compelling story from key episodes in the development of the computer, and coupled it with a probing analysis of the true role of automation in modem society. The result firmly plants computer technology in the soil of western culture and denies the shrill claims that the information age represents a sudden break with the historical past.

He starts with biographical vignettes from the lives of five pivotal thinkers, weaving their crucial insights into the larger fabric of contemporary and future society. He then gives a provocative forecast of the role of artificial intelligence in future society, and examines the probable impact of new computer technologies on employment and on the relationships between nations. The result is a reasoned understanding of our imminent future through a thoughtful analysis of our historical past.

Print length

256 pages

Language

English

Audio

Not Available

Published Date

Original: January 1, 1990
Reprint: 2018

Reviews:

"ONE OF THE MOST THOUGHTFUL BOOKS I'VE EVER READ"

“As an avid reader, I was entranced to find this hiddent gem among my collegue's recommendations. It is a beautifully written intellectual soujourn that probes the past advances and compares them to the current day technological advances. Sounds dry?? It's not. It's a poetic journey about what inventive advancements have meant in the past, and what they mean to the modern day intellectual. If you are in the mood for something that stretches your mind and enriches your soul, treat yourself to this rare gem of a book.”

"I WISH I'D SAID THAT!"

“This book is a direct relative of Pirsig's "Zen etc" although neither author may agree. This author pens the words that are already in your mind.”

" INDUSTRIALIZATION OF INTELLIGENCE"

“Noah Kennedy has succeeded where many popular technological pundits have failed. In The Industrialization of Intelligence, he shows the now familiar history of the digital computer through an entirely new lens. Features that were invisible leap into prominence, and unsuspected patterns emerge. Quite astutely, Kennedy has seen what no computer historian has seen.”

"HIS HISTORY IS ARRESTING"

“I would never have any occasion to consult Mr. Kennedy’s company, but if I did, I would do so with some confidence. For the book he has produced in his spare time is civilized, erudite and well-written. His history is arresting.”

"MARKETABLE COMMODITY"

“Kennedy is one of those rare writers equally at home with computers and Confucius, abstract logic and commercial reality. This book is elegant and literary, but also offers a practical and hard-headed account of how intelligence has come to be a marketable commodity. Discerning readers will enjoy Kennedy’s precision and turn of phrase.”

"EXCEPTIONAL MAN"

“This is an enthralling book by an exceptional man who may be judged a seer, a prophet or simply as one of those rare people whose fascination with the past and the present, coupled with an exemplary knowledge of computers, produce a book that leaves one breathless.”

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