{"product_id":"sensorium-ex-an-opera-in-verse","title":"Sensorium Ex: An Opera In Verse","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn This Dystopian Tale Of A NearFuture Society Increasingly Threatened By AllConsuming Ai, A Scientist Mother And Her Disabled Son Rebel Against The Corporate Larceny Of Their Selves, By An AwardWinning Poet (Stirring. . . . Wildly Inventive And Sharp To An Edge Los Angeles Review Of Books)In This Story Of The Scientist Dr. Mem And Kitsune, Her Nonambulatory, NonSpeaking Son, The Pair Fight Corp, A MegaCompany Developing The Most Powerful Ai Robot Ever Conceived. What Mem Learns Is That Corp Seeks To Give The Robot Something Real. \/ What It Can Fake But Not Make: \/ Mercy, Compassion. Trust And Love. That Is, Corp Hopes To Harvest And Own Not Just Their Employees Personal Data But Their Thoughts, Memories, And Their Sensory Experiences, In Order To Build A Robot That Will Contain All That Is And Ever Was Human, And Replace The Need For Humans Themselves.This Swift Drama, Which Unfolds In A Libretto\/ Script Format, With Dialogue In ShaughnessyS Accessible And Blistering Verse, Shows How Mem And Her Coworkers Fight To Save Their Individuality From Being Vacuumed Up. A GreekStyle Chorus Reflects On The State Of A World Where Taking Leave Of Our Senses Becomes A Serious And Quite Literal Threat, As Mem Struggles To Fulfill Her Singular Role In Fighting The HighTech Of Corrupt Capitalism. At The Center Of This AllTooRelevant Speculative Drama Burns MemS Most Powerful Weapon Against The Forces Of Ai Darkness: A MotherS Love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47957173043445,"sku":"DADAX1524712884","price":26.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/81KXI_6cmrL.jpg?v=1775550821","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/sensorium-ex-an-opera-in-verse","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}