Jan van Dijk is Emeritus Professor of Communication Science and Sociology of the Information Society at the University of Twente.

"Van Dijk brilliantly explicates and integrates nine appearances of natural, social and technology power into understanding the world. This comprehensive, wide-ranging, masterful framework illuminates the implications of AI in particular, and technology in general, and is destined to become a classic in the field."Ronald E. Rice, University of California, Santa Barbara"Van Dijk’s ambitious work reboots discussion of technology and society by focusing on power. His book could anchor courses exploring how multiple actors interacting around such new technologies as AI are shaping our world."William H. Dutton, University of Oxford and University of Southern California

• Tables and FiguresChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: PowerChapter 3: TechnologyChapter 4: Mediation and Interaction in Natural, Technical and Social PowerChapter 5: Micropower (Individuals)Chapter 6: Meso-power (Organizations)Chapter 7: Macro-power (Societies)Chapter 8: The Power of Artificial IntelligenceChapter 9: Conclusions and Implications: The Control of Technology

Jan van Dijk is Emeritus Professor of Communication Science and Sociology of the Information Society at the University of Twente.

"Van Dijk brilliantly explicates and integrates nine appearances of natural, social and technology power into understanding the world. This comprehensive, wide-ranging, masterful framework illuminates the implications of AI in particular, and technology in general, and is destined to become a classic in the field."Ronald E. Rice, University of California, Santa Barbara"Van Dijk’s ambitious work reboots discussion of technology and society by focusing on power. His book could anchor courses exploring how multiple actors interacting around such new technologies as AI are shaping our world."William H. Dutton, University of Oxford and University of Southern California

• Tables and FiguresChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: PowerChapter 3: TechnologyChapter 4: Mediation and Interaction in Natural, Technical and Social PowerChapter 5: Micropower (Individuals)Chapter 6: Meso-power (Organizations)Chapter 7: Macro-power (Societies)Chapter 8: The Power of Artificial IntelligenceChapter 9: Conclusions and Implications: The Control of Technology

Jan van Dijk is Emeritus Professor of Communication Science and Sociology of the Information Society at the University of Twente.

"Van Dijk brilliantly explicates and integrates nine appearances of natural, social and technology power into understanding the world. This comprehensive, wide-ranging, masterful framework illuminates the implications of AI in particular, and technology in general, and is destined to become a classic in the field."Ronald E. Rice, University of California, Santa Barbara"Van Dijk’s ambitious work reboots discussion of technology and society by focusing on power. His book could anchor courses exploring how multiple actors interacting around such new technologies as AI are shaping our world."William H. Dutton, University of Oxford and University of Southern California

• Tables and FiguresChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: PowerChapter 3: TechnologyChapter 4: Mediation and Interaction in Natural, Technical and Social PowerChapter 5: Micropower (Individuals)Chapter 6: Meso-power (Organizations)Chapter 7: Macro-power (Societies)Chapter 8: The Power of Artificial IntelligenceChapter 9: Conclusions and Implications: The Control of Technology