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A perceptive, insightful exploration of the technologies marketed as artificial intelligence, the limitations and dangers associated with them, and the necessity to understand how AI hype conceals the agendas of a select group of power-hungry individuals both within the workplace and society at large.
Will artificial intelligence dominate our future? Have scientists at major tech companies engineered a self-aware lifeform? Will it render creators like authors and artists obsolete? Are we on the brink of a future where machines outperform humans in every aspect?
The response to these inquiries, as linguist Emily M. Bender and sociologist Alex Hanna illustrate, is “no,” “they hope,” “LOL,” and “absolutely not.” Such beliefs are indicative of a trend referred to as “AI hype.” Hype feels and appears suspicious: it distorts language and aids the affluent in amassing wealth by rationalizing data misappropriation, fueling surveillance capitalism, and undermining human creativity to substitute genuine work with roles that treat people as mere machines. In The AI Con, Bender and Hanna present a sharp, humorous, and comprehensive critique of AI hype in its various manifestations.
Bender and Hanna equip you with the ability to identify AI hype, deconstruct it, and unveil the underlying power dynamics it seeks to obscure. With these strategies, you’ll be ready to challenge AI hype in professional settings, as a consumer in the marketplace, as a discerning news reader, and as an engaged citizen holding lawmakers accountable. Together, Bender and Hanna reveal AI hype for what it truly is: a guise for Big Tech’s profit motives, largely indifferent to those impacted.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Harper
Publication date : May 13, 2025
Language : English
Print length : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 0063418568
ISBN-13 : 978-0063418561
Item Weight : 14.4 ounces
Dimensions : 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #3,028 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Business Ethics (Books) #5 in Computers & Technology Industry #5 in Artificial Intelligence & Semantics
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