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The AI con : how to fight big tech's hype and create the future we want
Bender, Emily M., 1973-2025
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Is AI going to take over the world? Have scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? Is it going to replace all our jobs, even creative ones, like doctors, teachers and care-workers? Are we about to enter an age where computers are better than humans at everything? The answers are 'no', 'they wish', 'LOL', and 'definitely not'. In fact, these fears are all symptoms of the hype being used by tech corporations to justify data theft, motivate surveillance capitalism, and devalue human creativity -- so they can replace meaningful work with jobs that treat people like machines. Meanwhile, across healthcare, education, media, government and law-enforcement, 'AI' products are already being introduced that are unreliable, ineffective, unjust and dangerous. Packed with real-world examples, pithy arguments and expert insights, The AI Con arms you to spot AI hype in all its guises, expose the exploitation and power-grabs it aims to hide, and push back against it at work and in your daily life.
Main title:
The AI con : how to fight big tech's hype and create the future we want / Emily M. Bender.
Author:
Bender, Emily M., 1973-, author
Imprint:
London : The Bodley Head, 2025.©2025.
Collation:
xi, 274 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
First published in the USA by HarperCollins in 2025.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781847928627 (paperback)9781847928610 (hardback)
Dewey class:
303.4834006.3
Language:
English
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BRN:
2776090