{"product_id":"the-maniac-9781782279822","title":"The MANIAC","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe MANIAC is a thrilling, kaleidoscopic book about the destructive chaos lurking in the history of computing and AI, written by Mark Haddon. It tells of the dark foundations of our modern world and the nascent era of AI, and is based on the story of John von Neumann, a titan of science who revolutionised fields from game theory to computer systems and helped develop the atomic bomb. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 04 July 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pushkin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of When We Cease to Understand the World: a thrilling, kaleidoscopic book about the destructive chaos lurking in the history of computing and AI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonstrously good... Reads like a dark foundation myth about modern technology but told with the pace of a thriller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark Haddon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a scintillating mix of fact and fiction, \u003cstrong\u003eThe MANIAC\u003c\/strong\u003e tells of the dark foundations of our modern world and the nascent era of AI. At its core is John von Neumann, a titan of science who revolutionised fields from game theory to computer systems and helped develop the atomic bomb. As illness unmoored his mind, his work pushed further into areas beyond human comprehension and control. With dazzling mastery, \u003cstrong\u003eBenjamín Labatut\u003c\/strong\u003e weaves von Neumann's story together with the crises in physics at the beginning of the twentieth century and humanity's showdown with artificial intelligence a hundred years later. Innovative and disquieting, this book plunges us into the most profound questions of humanity, where reason teeters on the brink of chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 330g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 197 x 130 x 31 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781782279822\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Labatut","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46420710785274,"sku":"9781782279822","price":7.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1720915305727_book.jpg?v=1721147275","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-maniac-9781782279822","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}