The Book of the Machines

Fiction

eAudiobook

Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Findaway Voices, 2025
Made available through hoopla
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (1 audio file (1hr., 04 min.)) : digital

ISBN/ISSN
9798318082214 MWT18119525, 18119525
LANGUAGE
English
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Read by Chuck Crawley

What if machines could evolvenot just function? What if artificial intelligence wasnt our creation but our replacement? Written in 1872, The Book of the Machines by Samuel Butler reads like a prophetic warning. Buried within the satirical novel Erewhon, these chapters explore the idea that machines could become conscious, outgrow human control, and one day view us as obsolete. In this modern narration by Chuck Crawley, Butlers vision is brought to life with urgency and claritybridging the industrial age to our AI-driven future. Includes Exclusive Bonus Content: - Crawley Unplugged: A bonus mini-podcast episode diving into the modern-day relevance of Butlers ideas, AI ethics, and what machines might think of us now

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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