The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want

Author: Emily M. Bender, Alex HannaBinding Type: HardcoverPublisher: HarperPublished: 05/13/2025Pages: 288Weight: 0.89lbsSize: 9.20h x 6.36w x 0.96dISBN: 9780063418561Review Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2025Booklist 04/01/2025 pg. 11Library Journal 04/18/2025 pg. 1Publishers Weekly 05/05/2025About the AuthorBender, Emily M.: - Dr. Emily M. Bender is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington where she is also the Faculty Director of the Computational Linguistics Master of Science program and affiliate faculty in the School of Computer Science and Engineering and the Information School. In 2023, she was included in the inaugural Time 100 list of the most influential people in AI. She is frequently consulted by policymakers, from municipal officials to the federal government to the United Nations, for insight into how to understand so-called AI technologies.Hanna, Alex: - Dr. Alex Hanna is Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) and a Lec