{"product_id":"the-age-of-extraction-by-tim-wu-9781529967319","title":"The Age of Extraction","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the world's foremost exponents of anti-monopoly law explains how Big Tech is strangling our economies and how to stop it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eToday's dominant tech platforms are the most effective tools ever created for extracting wealth, destabilising the societies they plunder by creating vast inequality. One of the world's pre-eminent anti-monopoly experts explains how and why we must take back control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOur world is ruled by a handful of tech platforms. They provide great conveniences and entertainment but also stand as some of the most effective instruments of wealth extraction ever invented, seizing immense amounts of money, data and attention from all of us. An economy driven by tech and AI could enrich us, yet it could also marginalise entire industries, widen the wealth gap and foster a two-class nation. As technology evolves and our markets adapt, can society cultivate a better way? Is it possible to balance economic growth and egalitarianism, or are we too late?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTim Wu, the preeminent scholar and former White House official who coined the phrase \u003cem\u003enet neutrality\u003c\/em\u003e, tells the story of an internet that promised widespread wealth and democracy, only to aid the spread of autocracy instead. From generative AI and predictive social data to antitrust and cryptocurrency, Wu frames our current moment within key lessons from recent history. And, perhaps most importantly of all, Wu envisions a future where technological advances serve the greatest possible good - for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConcise and hopeful, \u003cem\u003eThe Age of Extraction\u003c\/em\u003e offers consequential proposals for reclaiming control to achieve better economic balance and prosperity for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47976744091884,"sku":"9781529967319","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529967319-the-age-of-extraction.jpg?v=1784698782","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-age-of-extraction-by-tim-wu-9781529967319","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}