The technological republic : hard power, soft belief, and the future of the West
Karp, Alexander C.2025
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Silicon Valley has lost its way. From the founding of the American republic through much of the twentieth century, our most brilliant engineering minds and the democratic state collaborated to advance world-changing technologies. The partnership ensured the West's dominant place in the geopolitical order. But that relationship has now eroded, with perilous repercussions. The modern incarnation of Silicon Valley turned its focus to the consumer market, including the construction of elaborate online advertising and social media platforms. The market rewarded shallow engagement with the potential of technology, as startup after startup catered to the whims of capitalist culture with little interest in constructing the technology that would address our most significant challenges.
Main title:
The technological republic : hard power, soft belief, and the future of the West / Alexander C. Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska.
Author:
Karp, Alexander C., authorZamiska, Nicholas W., author
Imprint:
London : The Bodley Head, 2025.
Collation:
xvi, 295 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Crown Currency.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781847928528 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
303.483
Language:
English
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BRN:
4104644
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