Technological Imperative: Why We Develop Our Media. Essays on Human Agency and AI

Do humans shape technology—or does technology shape us? This seemingly abstract question became crucial when humankind invented the atomic bomb: can we control the bomb? Now it has reemerged with AI. Are we served by AI, or do we serve AI?This book introduces a powerful idea—the technological imperative: the inherent tendency of any medium to evolve toward greater performance and capability. Actin...