Recs if you like Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech...
AI Ain't Fly
Look, we all know AI is rubbish. Here are some books about why it sucks so hard.
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*.
your honor, big tech is literally evil
Did y'all know that Google removed "don't be evil" from its code of conduct?
"Technological progress" is not some magic solution that will benefit all of humanity, but rather a tool to accelerate accumulation of wealth for billonaires, environmental destruction, and intensification of surveillance and control. Is your life better because students don't learn to write essays anymore, incels can make deepfake nudes of anyone, and impoverished communities lose access to water and power?
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.
But WAIT. There’s Hope. ✨NON-FICTION✨
Straight from the Solarpunk Manifesto, “We are solarpunks because the only other options are denial or despair.”
What if there’s more to our future? What if we were optimistic?
Below are the non-fiction books that have made it to O.E. Tearmann’s Open List of Positive and Hopeful Futures
Feel free to suggest any recs!
political educational radical
ecological feministical marxistical critical theoretical international
Very Human History
Forget kings and wars. These are the histories of individuals, communities, and movements who were up to some interesting stuff!
big tech survival manual
A list of books, fiction and non-fiction, to help folks think about the machinations of big tech...and what to do about them.
Luizas Bookclub of AI Book Recommendations
Want to dive deeper into AI? Or are you looking for a gift for someone interested in AI? Look no further! Our AI Book Club has just reached over 5,000 members and now includes 32 books. (created by Luiza Jarovsky)
AI AWARENESS
Credits to Catharina Doria, an Ai ethicist for the recommendations on this list! (@cahdoria on instagram) NOT MY RECOMMENDATIONS
the internet doesn't have to be like this
non-fic anticapitalist tech reads
Resisting Big Tech
Books on how and why to resist surveillance, the attention economy, and generative AI.
World History
A lot of books on here have been recommended from @kistreadsbooks on Tiktok! As he describes it, "history books to educate yourself on different eras and topics". Also adding books from @editorsarahadir on IG
Tech, Techlash and refusal, AI and Algorithms
If you want to learn more about how algorithms and Artificial Intelligence work, and what they mean for society
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