Code dependent : living in the shadow of AI
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New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2024.
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First US edition.
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9781250867391, 1250867398
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Published
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2024.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
311 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781250867391, 1250867398

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-300) and index.
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"A riveting story of what it means to be human in a world changed by artificial intelligence, revealing the perils and inequities of our growing reliance on automated decision-making. On the surface, a British poet, an UberEats courier in Pittsburgh, an Indian doctor, and a Chinese activist in exile have nothing in common. But they are in fact linked by a profound common experience--unexpected encounters with artificial intelligence. In Code Dependent, Murgia shows how automated systems are reshaping our lives all over the world, from technology that marks children as future criminals, to an app that is helping to give diagnoses to a remote tribal community. AI has already infiltrated our day-to-day, through language-generating chatbots like ChatGPT and social media. But it's also affecting us in more insidious ways. It touches everything from our interpersonal relationships, to our kids' education, work, finances, public services, and even our human rights. By highlighting the voices of ordinary people in places far removed from the cozy enclave of Silicon Valley, Code Dependent explores the impact of a set of powerful, flawed, and often-exploitative technologies on individuals, communities, and our wider society. Murgia exposes how AI can strip away our collective and individual sense of agency, and shatter our illusion of free will. The ways in which algorithms and their effects are governed over the coming years will profoundly impact us all. Yet we can't agree on a common path forward. We cannot decide what preferences and morals we want to encode in these entities--or what controls we may want to impose on them. And thus, we are collectively relinquishing our moral authority to machines. In Code Dependent, Murgia not only sheds light on this chilling phenomenon, but also charts a path of resistance. AI is already changing what it means to be human, in ways large and small, and Murgia reveals what could happen if we fail to reclaim our humanity"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Murgia, M. (2024). Code dependent: living in the shadow of AI (First US edition.). Henry Holt and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Murgia, Madhumita. 2024. Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI. Henry Holt and Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Murgia, Madhumita. Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI Henry Holt and Company, 2024.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Murgia, Madhumita. Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI First US edition., Henry Holt and Company, 2024.

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