{"product_id":"code-dependent-9781250868480","title":"Code Dependent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a best book of the year by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 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 \u003ci\u003eCode Dependent\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAI 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy highlighting the voices of ordinary people in places far removed from the cozy enclave of Silicon Valley, \u003ci\u003eCode Dependent \u003c\/i\u003eexplores 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCode Dependent\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMadhumita Murgia\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning Indian-British journalist and commentator, who writes about the impact of technology and science on society. She is currently AI Editor at the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e in London, where she leads global coverage of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. She has spent the past decade travelling the world from Silicon Valley to Seoul, writing about the people, start-ups and corporations shaping cutting edge technologies, for publications including \u003ci\u003eWIRED\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e. She appears frequently on national radio and TV in the UK, including the BBC's flagship \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e program and Sky News. Her TEDx Talk, about her personal data being sold by data brokers has been viewed by nearly 200,000 people online. Madhu lives in London, but her heart remains in her hometown, Mumbai.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359298355474,"sku":"9781250868480","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1f877aae-774e-4306-bf25-24defe1d0294.jpg?v=1749587796","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/code-dependent-9781250868480","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}