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AI Snake Oil AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can鈥檛, and How to Tell the Difference Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor

From two of 罢滨惭贰鈥�s 100 Most Influential People in AI, what you need to know about AI鈥攁nd how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and products
AI Needs You AI Needs You: How We Can Change AI's Future and Save Our Own Verity Harding

A humanist manifesto for the age of AI
Animals, Robots, Gods Animals, Robots, Gods: Adventures in the Moral Imagination Webb Keane

A mind-expanding exploration of the ethical bonds we share with the nonhuman
The Last Human Job The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World Allison J. Pugh

A timely and urgent argument for preserving the work that connects us in the age of automation

"A compelling case for valuing care as a societal good and as skilled labor."鈥�The Nation
Guardrails Guardrails: Guiding Human Decisions in the Age of AI Urs Gasser and Viktor Mayer-Sch枚nberger

How society can shape individual actions in times of uncertainty
The Tech Coup The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley Marietje Schaake

A tech insider who has been hailed by The New Yorker for her 鈥渇orceful critique鈥� of Big Tech describes what must be done to stop its erosion of democracy
The Importance of Being Educable The Importance of Being Educable: A New Theory of Human Uniqueness Leslie Valiant

In the age of AI, why our future depends on better understanding what makes us human
Try to Love the Questions Try to Love the Questions: From Debate to Dialogue in Classrooms and Life Lara Schwartz

An essential guide to dialogue in the college classroom and beyond
Talking Cure Talking Cure: An Essay on the Civilizing Power of Conversation Paula Marantz Cohen

An invigorating exploration of the pleasures and social importance of conversation