Man-Made

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How the bias of the past is being built into the future

By Tracey Spicer

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Man-Made by Tracey Spicer delves into the intersection of artificial intelligence and gender, exploring how technology can perpetuate or challenge existing biases. Spicer investigates the impact of AI on daily life, offering insightful commentary on the potential for creating a more equitable future. The book combines scientific research with personal anecdotes to examine the gender dynamics within the tech industry.
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You might enjoy this book if you're curious about the impact of technology on society, specifically through the eyes of a feminist perspective. It explores the biases encoded in our technology and invites readers to consider a more equitable digital future. If you are interested in the intersection of technology, science, and social justice, this book could be quite enlightening.

Man-Made

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Walkley Award-winning journalist Tracey Spicer exposes the next frontier of feminism through the lens of artificial intelligence. Man-Made aims to open readers’ eyes to a transformative technological shift in society and give them the tools to make positive change.

Winner: 2023 Australian Business Book Awards, Social Responsibility

Longlisted for the 2023 Walkley Book Award

'Mum, I want a robot slave.'

Broadcaster Tracey Spicer had an epiphany when her young son uttered these six words. Suddenly, her life’s work fighting inequality seemed futile. What’s the point in agitating to change the present, if bigotry is being embedded into our futures?

And so began a quest to uncover who was responsible and hold them to account. Who is the ultimate villain? Big Tech, whose titans refuse to spend money to fix the problem? The world’s politicians, who lack the will to legislate? Or should we all be walking into a hall of mirrors and taking a good, hard look at ourselves…?

This is a deeply researched, illuminating and gripping ride into an uncertain AI-fuelled future, culminating in a resounding call to action that will shake the tech sector to its foundations.

Praise for Man-Made

‘Exhilarating … The book we need as we grapple with how AI will change our lives and our world.’ Dame Quentin Bryce

‘Brilliant, hilarious and terrifying. You’ll never see Alexa the same way again.’ Juanita Phillips

‘Tracey Spicer uses her unmistakably human voice to warn us all about the deeply sexist Frankenstein’s Monster that is modern AI.’ Yumi Stynes

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Man-Made by Tracey Spicer is an engaging and thought-provoking exploration of artificial intelligence from a critical and often humorous viewpoint. Reviewers praise the book for its accessible style and for highlighting how AI development has historically overlooked women and minorities. Spicer's extensive research shines through as she unpacks AI's current and potential societal impacts, particularly the gendered biases embedded within these advancements. The book is noted for effectively balancing entertainment with a call to awareness, urging readers to engage with the ethical dimensions of emerging technologies.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761106378

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 May 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: Simon & Schuster Australia

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 304

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Computing & Technology Education & Reference Non-Fiction Science & Nature Tracey Spicer

About the Author

Tracey Spicer is a multiple Walkley Award winning author, journalist and broadcaster who has anchored national programs for ABC TV and radio, Network Ten and Sky News. The inaugural national convenor of Women in Media, Tracey is one of the most sought-after keynote speakers and emcees in the region. In 2019 she was named the NSW Premier’s Woman of the Year, accepted the Sydney Peace Prize alongside Tarana Burke for the `Me Too’ movement, and won the national award for Excellence in Women’s Leadership through Women & Leadership Australia. In 2018, Tracey was chosen as one of the Australian Financial Review’s 100 Women of Influence, winning the Social Enterprise and Not-For-Profit category. She was also named Agenda Setter of the Year by the website Women’s Agenda. For her 30 years of media and charity work, Tracey has been awarded the Order of Australia.