Recs if you like Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms...
The Big Bad Luddite List
ANTI: fascism, ai, nfts, Big Tech, billionaires, surveillance states, optimization, algorithms, bot farms, technofeudalism, enshittification, exploitation, extractionism, planned obsolescence PRO: organized labor, punk, analog, solidarity, free speech, friction, degrowth, experimentation, right to privacy, right to repair, diy, material process, mutual aid, ecological living, the human hand, the human mind
Looking for fiction? Check out The Big Bad Luddite Novel*.
Expert-Curated Books on Critical AI
‘Critical AI’ is a growing field that examines the societal, ethical, and cultural implications of AI.
It involves evaluating, questioning, and understanding AI's limitations and risks, including power structures, bias, and environmental impacts.
Selected from a collection curated by Prof. Dr. Dagmar Monett, Head of the Computer Science Department at HWR Berlin. Full list here.
Hopepunk
Books to help us imagine the future we're growing towards
Get off your phone!
Nonfiction books that look at screen time, its impacts, and how to manage it. Pick up a physical copy for the best effect!
Women in STEM
since it's women's history month here is my ever growing TBR and admiration for women who have come before me. You are invaluable and inspiring to say the least ♡
The Algo doesn’t have to be scary (or does it?)
This is a list of books about AI and the rise of ‘The Algorithm’. Use this list to be informed and make your own judgements!! *be aware that some may fear-monger and some may downplay the issues
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