'The blizzard of excitement misinformation and pure hype around AI has driven many of us to
want an honest guide. If like me you're one of those many you need to read this book' BRIAN
ENO Is AI going to take over the world? Have scientists created an artificial lifeform that
can think on its own? Is it going to replace all our jobs? Are we about to enter an age where
computers are better than humans at everything ? The answers to these questions as the expert
authors of The AI Con make clear are 'no' 'they wish' 'LOL' and 'definitely not'. In fact
these fears are all symptoms of the hype being used by tech corporations to justify data theft
motivate surveillance capitalism and devalue human creativity. Packed with real-world
examples pithy arguments and expert insights The AI Con arms you to spot AI hype in all its
guises expose the exploitation and power-grabs it aims to hide and push back against it at
work and in your daily life. 'A book to inoculate your mind against Big Tech's AI utopian
hype' Yanis Varoufakis 'Hanna and Bender provide the clearest picture yet of what AI is what
it is not and why none of us need to accept it' Timnit Gebru 'A powerful antidote. The
authors show that these technologies will serve to deepen existing inequalities and further
'enshittify' life and work for the vast majority of people' Grace Blakeley 'Truly
eye-opening. An indispensable "field manual" for those who want to fight for a more humane
economy and a better society' Ha-Joon Chang 'Fascinating and thought-provoking' Johann Hari
'A must-read' Aleks Krotoski
