{"title":"Dan McQuillan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDan McQuillan\u003c\/strong\u003e writes with a critical eye on the intersection of technology, society, and culture. His works explore contemporary challenges posed by artificial intelligence and digital innovation, inviting readers to question the future of technology in our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect thoughtful analysis and engaging arguments that illuminate how computing shapes our world, blending insight with a deep reflection on resistance, ethics, and human values in the age of machines.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"resisting-ai-by-dan-mcquillan-9781529213508","title":"Resisting AI","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArtificial Intelligence\u003c\/em\u003e (AI) is everywhere, yet it causes damage to society in ways that can't be fixed. Instead of helping to address our current crises, AI causes divisions that limit people's life chances and even suggests fascistic solutions to social problems. This book provides an analysis of AI's deep learning technology and its political effects, tracing the ways it resonates with contemporary political and social currents, from global austerity to the rise of the far right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDan McQuillan calls for us to resist AI as we know it and restructure it by prioritising the common good over algorithmic optimisation. He sets out an anti-fascist approach to AI that replaces exclusions with caring, proposes people's councils as a means to restructure AI through mutual aid, and outlines new mechanisms that would adapt to changing times by supporting collective freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcademically rigorous, yet accessible to a socially engaged readership, this unique book will interest all who wish to challenge the social logic of AI by reasserting the importance of the common good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487484690668,"sku":"9781529213508","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/aaa062073889beff5a54ab13372bb6f4.jpg?v=1775775883"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/dan-mcquillan.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}