Growing up in America's Golden Age and Growing Old in the Age of AI (eBook)

James Ottavio Castagnera (Autor)

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2025
221 Seiten
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-4056-5 (ISBN)

Infos

As the title suggests, Part One of this book chronicles the so-called "e;Golden Age"e; of America from the perspective of a Baby Boomer growing up in the latter half of the 20th century. The first ten chapters are designed to paint as clear a picture as possible of this alleged Golden Age by presenting vignettes from the author's own life, complimented by commentaries that place these vignettes into a broader socio-political context. The intended result is a more balanced view of this time in history.In Part Two, the author draws a portrait of more recent times, and endeavors to predict what lies ahead for all of us in the "e;Age of AI."e; In 1945, the technologies on the "e;white-magic"e; side of the scientific spectrum contributed to the unprecedented prosperity of the half-century of America's purported Golden Age. In 2025, the author posits that the soon-to-be dominant technology we have labeled "e;Generative Artificial Intelligence"e; poses an existential threat to our prosperity and our democracy, but also the potential-following a likely period of wrenching trials and tribulations-for a new Golden Age.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.1.2025
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften
• ISBN-10: 1-0364-4056-7 / 1036440567
• ISBN-13: 978-1-0364-4056-5 / 9781036440565