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AI CON

AI CON

AI CON
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AI CON Hardback - 2025

by Emily M. Bender; Alex Hanna

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  • Title AI CON
  • Author Emily M. Bender; Alex Hanna
  • Binding Hardback
  • Condition New
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HARPER
  • Publication date 2025-05-13
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # BW-9780063418561
  • ISBN 9780063418561 / 0063418568
  • Weight 0.89 lbs (0.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 6.36 x 0.96 in (23.37 x 16.15 x 2.44 cm)
  • Category Computers - General Information
  • Library of Congress subjects Artificial intelligence, Computers and civilization
  • Dewey Decimal Code 006.3
  • Quantity available 500

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This seller has earned a 3.82 of 5 Stars rating from internet customers.
3.82 / 5 (691 total reviews)

Readers widely describe the book as a sharp, sarcastic takedown of AI hype that challenges both boosterism and doomerism, earning praise for clear explanations of language models and its focus on labor, environmental, and social harms. Many, however, fault its condescending, politically charged tone, point to factual slips and inconsistencies, and say it is light on technical depth and actionable solutions—sometimes underestimating AI’s capabilities and adoption. Overall, it comes off as a brisk, provocative, and polarizing read that equips skeptics and newcomers with a critical lens more than it guides practitioners seeking balanced, practical advice.

Readers say this book is:
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From the publisher

A smart, incisive look at the technologies sold as artificial intelligence, the drawbacks and pitfalls of technology sold under this banner, and why it's crucial to recognize the many ways in which AI hype covers for a small set of power-hungry actors at work and in the world.

Is artificial intelligence going to take over the world? Have big tech scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? Is it going to put authors, artists, and others out of business? Are we about to enter an age where computers are better than humans at everything?

The answer to these questions, linguist Emily M. Bender and sociologist Alex Hanna make clear, is "no," "they wish," "LOL," and "definitely not." This kind of thinking is a symptom of a phenomenon known as "AI hype." Hype looks and smells fishy: It twists words and helps the rich get richer by justifying data theft, motivating surveillance capitalism, and devaluing human creativity in order to replace meaningful work with jobs that treat people like machines. In The AI Con, Bender and Hanna offer a sharp, witty, and wide-ranging take-down of AI hype across its many forms.

Bender and Hanna show you how to spot AI hype, how to deconstruct it, and how to expose the power grabs it aims to hide. Armed with these tools, you will be prepared to push back against AI hype at work, as a consumer in the marketplace, as a skeptical newsreader, and as a citizen holding policymakers to account. Together, Bender and Hanna expose AI hype for what it is: a mask for Big Tech's drive for profit, with little concern for who it affects.

This guide gives you the tools to see past the headlines and understand the real stakes:

  • Corporate Influence: How the narrative around "intelligent" machines is crafted to serve corporate profit motives, not the public good.
  • Digital Ethics: A clear-eyed examination of how AI systems are built on data extraction and surveillance--and who bears the real cost of that model.
  • Media Literacy for the AI Age: A practical toolkit for recognizing hype in the wild--in headlines, at work, and in the products marketed to you every day.
  • A Call for Accountability: Why citizens, workers, and policymakers all have a role to play in ensuring AI serves people rather than replacing them.

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Citations

  • Booklist, 04/01/2025, Page 11
  • Kirkus Reviews, 03/15/2025, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 04/18/2025, Page 1
  • Publishers Weekly, 05/05/2025, Page 0

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