Book Review: Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s Ope… by Karen Hao As someone who often finds myself at the intersection of technology and society, Empire of AI immediately piqued my interest. Karen Hao’s deep dive into the enigmatic world of OpenAI and its controversial figurehead, Sam Altman, promised to unravel the …
Book Review: The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Need by Emily Bender and Alex Hanna When I first stumbled upon The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Need, I was immediately intrigued, not only by the title but also by …
Book Review: More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and the Ideology of Technological Salvation by Adam Becker As I opened Adam Becker’s More Everything Forever, I was struck by an immediate resonance with our current era—a time when technological promises seem to promise salvation but often mask deeper societal issues. Becker’s exploration of the …
A Journey Through The New Age of Sexism: How AI and Emerging Technologies Threaten Equality When I first picked up The New Age of Sexism: How AI and Emerging Technologies Weaponize Women, I was drawn in by Laura Bates’ reputation as a groundbreaking feminist thinker. Having devoured her previous works, Everyday Sexism and Men Who …
Unmasking the Hype: A Personal Dive into AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What… As I shuffled through my towering stack of to-be-read books, AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What… by Co-author Names, stood out not just for its striking cover, but for its promise to peel back the layers …
Book Review: AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future by Kai-Fu Lee & Chen Qiufan When I first stumbled upon AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future, I was immediately drawn in by its intriguing premise—a collaboration between Kai-Fu Lee, a renowned AI expert and venture capitalist, and Chen Qiufan, an author with a proven …