Read It! Together with HWFC
Thursday, May 21 at 6pm
The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech’s Hype and Create the Future We Want
by Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna
"In The AI Con, Bender and Hanna deliver a hard-hitting, no-nonsense takedown of the so-called 'artificial intelligence revolution.' Far from the sci-fi fantasy of machines thinking for themselves, this book shows how tech giants are using AI as a cover for their real agenda: data exploitation, surveillance, and a race to replace human labor with soulless automation. With irreverence and razor-sharp analysis, Bender and Hanna dismantle the hype and arm readers with the tools to see through the corporate doublespeak. This isn’t just about debunking myths—it’s about reclaiming control over the future that’s being sold to us." - Ruha Benjamin, author of Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want
- Books are available at Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza for 20% off for Honest Weight Book Club readers. (You do not have to be an HWFC member for the discount).
- Audio books and Ebooks at Bookshop.org
- There are loaner copies available for Members. Email memberservices-AT-honestweight.coop.
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Some past Book Group books are available as loaners for HWFC owners. Connect with Member Services at MemberServices-AT-honestweight.coop or 518-482-2667 ext. 104 for a 2-week book loan of what we have on hand. Return loaned book promptly!
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