{"product_id":"the-ai-con-by-emily-m-bender-9781529949902","title":"The AI Con","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo of the world's best-known AI insiders-turned-critics expose the lies and hype surrounding AI.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEssential reading\u003c\/em\u003e BRIAN ENO\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA smart, incisive take-down of the bogus claims being made about so-called 'artificial intelligence', exposing the real harm these technologies do to our jobs, health, society and environment. The book discusses who stands to gain from these technologies and how to fight back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA truly eye-opening book for those who want to fight for a more humane economy and a better society\u003c\/em\u003e HA-JOON CHANG\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA must-read for those who don't want to believe the hype\u003c\/em\u003e ALEX KROTOSKI\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIs AI going to take over the world? Have scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? Is it going to replace all our jobs, even creative ones, like doctors, teachers and care-workers? Are we about to enter an age where computers are better than humans at everything?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe answers to these questions, as the expert authors of \u003cem\u003eThe AI Con\u003c\/em\u003e make clear, are 'no', 'they wish', 'LOL', and 'definitely not'. In fact, these fears are all symptoms of the hype being used by tech corporations to justify data theft, motivate surveillance capitalism, and devalue human creativity so they can replace meaningful work with jobs that treat people like machines. Meanwhile, across healthcare, education, media, government and law-enforcement, 'AI' products are already being introduced that are unreliable, ineffective, unjust and dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePacked with real-world examples, pithy arguments and expert insights, \u003cem\u003eThe AI Con\u003c\/em\u003e arms you to spot AI hype in all its guises, expose the exploitation and power-grabs it aims to hide, and push back against it at work and in your daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47976744222956,"sku":"9781529949902","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529949902-the-ai-con.jpg?v=1784698792","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-ai-con-by-emily-m-bender-9781529949902","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}