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The Intelligence Explosion: When AI Beats Humans at Everything

Writing for all readers as a warner, not a doomsayer, Barrat aims to dispel widespread ignorance about AI at a time of exponentially decreasing chances to control its impact on the shape of human society.
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Digital Culture Shock: Who Creates Technology and Why This Matters

Reinecke draws on decades of research in anthropology, neuroscience, and human-computer interaction, providing a well-sourced and diverse approach to these challenges. This book is essential for readers interested in the cultural dimensions of technology development.
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Robin Hood Math: Take Control of the Algorithms That Run Your Life

Even the most math-averse readers can find engagement and empowerment in this highly accessible work.
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The Cybernetic Society: How Humans and Machines Will Shape the Future Together

An oddly hollow treatment of the subject, unlikely to persuade anyone not already on board.
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Face with Tears of Joy: A Natural History of Emoji

An excellent read for those interested in history, technology, and the global scale of digital communication. Appropriate for both casual and professional audiences.

The AI Con: How To Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want

Documenting how “mathy maths” AI applications are produced and idealized as useful and thoughtfully critiquing the social, cultural, and technological systems that structure this so-called intelligence, Bender and Hanna have constructed a thorough, witty, and accessible argument against AI that meets the moment.

How To Think About AI: A Guide for the Perplexed

The classic dystopian fear of AI and VR somehow replacing human society, supplanting human autonomy, or stifling human independence lurks just beneath Susskind’s unflappable tone, but this is not a book of woe; it is a book of “what if?”. Addressing benefits and possible harms, Susskind focuses on the questions readers need to ask to think more clearly and more humanly about AI.

Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age

A must-read for anyone interested in technology and artificial intelligence; will also be engaging for memoir lovers.
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These Strange New Minds: How AI Learned To Talk and What It Means

A key addition to collections, this is more than just another tech book: it’s a guide to navigating the era of AI with awareness, and the writing encourages readers to think critically about how humans interact with the technology.
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