Halpern, Orit

The Smartness Mandate

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ISBN 13:: 9780262544511
author:: Halpern, Orit
format:: Paperback
publisher:: MIT Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2023
Pages:: 304
Dimensions:: 22.6 x 15.2 x 3.1 centimetres (0
Genre:: Nonfiction, Technology & Engineering, History,
Condition:: New
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The Smartness Mandate by Orit Halpern and Robert Mitchell explores the concept of "smartness" as a driving force behind ubiquitous computing. This mandate has become a dominant mode of managing politics, economics, and the environment, with technologies such as smart phones, cars, homes, and cities reflecting this shift. Halpern and Mitchell argue that "smartness" is not primarily a technology, but rather an epistemology - a way of understanding reality. They examine the practices, technologies, and subjects that underpin this understanding, including artificial intelligence and machine learning. The authors consider how these concepts shape our relationship with the planet and its inhabitants, and what implications this has for society, politics, and the environment. By mapping the logic of the "smartness mandate", Halpern and Mitchell aim to illuminate the genealogy of how we arrived at this point, and to suggest alternative imaginaries for smart technologies and infrastructures.

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