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

Emily M. Bender (Author) Dr Emily M. Bender is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Washington. Her work, including the touchstone ''Stochastic Parrots'' paper, brings a linguistic perspective to how large language models work and why the illusion they produce is so compelling. In 2023 she was included in the inaugural TIME100 AI list of most influential people in AI. Alex Hanna (Author) Dr Alex Hanna is Director of Research at the Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR) and a former senior research scientist on Google''s Ethical AI team. She is an outspoken critic of the tech industry and a proponent of community-based uses of technology.

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Emily M. Bender & Alex Hanna

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• Authors: Emily M Bender, Emily M. Bender, Bender Emily M., Alex Hanna
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 21.05.2026
• EAN: 9781529949902
• ISBN: 978-1-5299-4990-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Business: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Artificial Intelligence, Economics, Finance, Knowledge Management, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / Financial Engineering, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Knowledge Capital, SCIENCE / Ethics, Political corruption, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Impact of science & technology on society, Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments, Impact of science and technology on society, Ethical & social aspects of IT, COMPUTERS / Artificial Intelligence / General, Corruption in politics, government and society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, COMPUTERS / Social Aspects, Financial technology (fintech), Knowledge / Information / Data economics