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You Are Not a Gadget
by Jaron Lanier • 2010
The internet reduces people to data points. The people who built it call that wisdom.
3.57
6k+
You Are Not a Gadget Summary
You Are Not a Gadget 92%
The internet reduces people to data points. The people who built it call that wisdom.
by Jaron Lanier 2010
3.57
6k+ ratings
To Save Everything, Click Here
by Evgeny Morozov • 2013
Silicon Valley promised a world without friction. Friction, mess, and dissent are what keep us free.
3.67
1k+
To Save Everything, Click Here Summary
To Save Everything, Click Here 92%
Silicon Valley promised a world without friction. Friction, mess, and dissent are what keep us free.
by Evgeny Morozov 2013
3.67
1k+ ratings
Alone Together
by Sherry Turkle • 2011
Robots comfort the elderly, screens raise children. What we lose when machines mediate intimacy.
3.62
6k+
Alone Together Summary
Alone Together 92%
Robots comfort the elderly, screens raise children. What we lose when machines mediate intimacy.
by Sherry Turkle 2011
3.62
6k+ ratings
Radical Technologies
by Adam Greenfield • 2017
Eight technologies that run your day: the invisible tradeoffs reshaping power, work, and identity.
4.02
1k+
Radical Technologies Summary
Radical Technologies 92%
Eight technologies that run your day: the invisible tradeoffs reshaping power, work, and identity.
by Adam Greenfield 2017
4.02
1k+ ratings
The Inevitable
by Kevin Kelly • 2016
Twelve forces are bending civilization in one direction, and we have just left the gate.
3.89
12k+
The Inevitable Summary
The Inevitable 92%
Twelve forces are bending civilization in one direction, and we have just left the gate.
by Kevin Kelly 2016
3.89
12k+ ratings
The People Vs Tech
by Jamie Bartlett • 2018
Liberal democracy rests on a few fragile pillars; the internet is dismantling every one.
3.90
2k+
The People Vs Tech Summary
The People Vs Tech 92%
Liberal democracy rests on a few fragile pillars; the internet is dismantling every one.
by Jamie Bartlett 2018
3.90
2k+ ratings
System Error
by Rob Reich • 2021
Tech companies optimized for growth and broke democracy. The cure is political, not digital.
3.82
608
System Error Summary
System Error 92%
Tech companies optimized for growth and broke democracy. The cure is political, not digital.
by Rob Reich 2021
3.82
608 ratings
The Exponential Age
by Azeem Azhar • 2021
Tech accelerates exponentially; institutions crawl. The gap is reshaping wealth, work, and war.
3.98
1k+
The Exponential Age Summary
The Exponential Age 91%
Tech accelerates exponentially; institutions crawl. The gap is reshaping wealth, work, and war.
by Azeem Azhar 2021
3.98
1k+ ratings
How to Fix the Future
by Andrew Keen • 2017
The digital revolution feels unprecedented. It isn't. The fix is the same as last time.
3.36
273
How to Fix the Future Summary
How to Fix the Future 91%
The digital revolution feels unprecedented. It isn't. The fix is the same as last time.
by Andrew Keen 2017
3.36
273 ratings
Tools and Weapons
by Brad Smith • 2019
Tech weaponized your data, your vote, your face. An insider's plan to take them back.
3.85
2k+
Tools and Weapons Summary
Tools and Weapons 91%
Tech weaponized your data, your vote, your face. An insider's plan to take them back.
by Brad Smith 2019
3.85
2k+ ratings
Black Mirror and Philosophy
by David Kyle Johnson • 2019
Every Black Mirror episode is a philosophical thought experiment hiding inside a dystopian thriller.
4.09
161
Black Mirror and Philosophy Summary
Black Mirror and Philosophy 91%
Every Black Mirror episode is a philosophical thought experiment hiding inside a dystopian thriller.
by David Kyle Johnson 2019
4.09
161 ratings
Born Digital
by John Palfrey • 2008
When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.
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1k+
Born Digital Summary
Born Digital 91%
When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.
by John Palfrey 2008
3.62
1k+ ratings
Tech Agnostic
by Greg Epstein • 2024
Technology sold you a faith: saints, sacraments, apocalypse. The humanist case for walking away.
3.49
156
Tech Agnostic Summary
Tech Agnostic 91%
Technology sold you a faith: saints, sacraments, apocalypse. The humanist case for walking away.
by Greg Epstein 2024
3.49
156 ratings
Superbloom
by Nicholas Carr • 2025
Communication's speed and abundance were supposed to unite us. Instead, they fragment and enrage.
4.04
2k+
Superbloom Summary
Superbloom 91%
Communication's speed and abundance were supposed to unite us. Instead, they fragment and enrage.
by Nicholas Carr 2025
4.04
2k+ ratings
Team Human
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2019
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
3.83
1k+
Team Human Summary
Team Human 91%
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2019
3.83
1k+ ratings
Filterworld
by Kyle Chayka • 2024
Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.
3.62
5k+
Filterworld Summary
Filterworld 91%
Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.
by Kyle Chayka 2024
3.62
5k+ ratings
The AI Con
by Emily M. Bender • 2025
ChatGPT isn't thinking, the doom-sayers aren't helping, and the real AI harms are already here.
3.69
2k+
The AI Con Summary
The AI Con 91%
ChatGPT isn't thinking, the doom-sayers aren't helping, and the real AI harms are already here.
by Emily M. Bender 2025
3.69
2k+ ratings
Stoic Philosophy and the Control Problem of AI Technology
by Edward H. Spence • 2021
We're building superintelligence without a control plan. Stoicism has one.
4.50
2
Stoic Philosophy and the Control Problem of AI Technology Summary
Stoic Philosophy and the Control Problem of AI Technology 91%
We're building superintelligence without a control plan. Stoicism has one.
by Edward H. Spence 2021
4.50
2 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
by Neil Wilkins • 2019
The AI taking your job tomorrow does not exist. The fear is manufactured for profit.
3.18
17
Artificial Intelligence Summary
Artificial Intelligence 91%
The AI taking your job tomorrow does not exist. The fear is manufactured for profit.
by Neil Wilkins 2019
3.18
17 ratings
12 Bytes
by Jeanette Winterson • 2021
AI has a history: female, literary, and older than electricity. A novelist connects the dots.
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12 Bytes Summary
12 Bytes 91%
AI has a history: female, literary, and older than electricity. A novelist connects the dots.
by Jeanette Winterson 2021
3.90
2k+ ratings
Program or Be Programmed
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2010
Digital tools have biases. If you can't read their code, someone else writes your behavior.
3.72
2k+
Program or Be Programmed Summary
Program or Be Programmed 91%
Digital tools have biases. If you can't read their code, someone else writes your behavior.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2010
3.72
2k+ ratings
The Big Switch
by Nicholas Carr • 2008
What electrification did to factories, cloud computing is doing to business, labor, and your mind.
3.84
3k+
The Big Switch Summary
The Big Switch 91%
What electrification did to factories, cloud computing is doing to business, labor, and your mind.
by Nicholas Carr 2008
3.84
3k+ ratings
AI 2041
by Kai-Fu Lee • 2021
Ten stories set in 2041 where AI heals, wages war, and makes truth unprovable.
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6k+
AI 2041 Summary
AI 2041 91%
Ten stories set in 2041 where AI heals, wages war, and makes truth unprovable.
by Kai-Fu Lee 2021
3.83
6k+ ratings
The Anarchist In The Library
by Siva Vaidhyanathan • 2004
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
3.50
175
The Anarchist In The Library Summary
The Anarchist In The Library 91%
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2004
3.50
175 ratings
Code Dependent
by Madhumita Murgia • 2024
Behind every AI is an exploited, invisible workforce. A reporter traces the human supply chain.
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3k+
Code Dependent Summary
Code Dependent 91%
Behind every AI is an exploited, invisible workforce. A reporter traces the human supply chain.
by Madhumita Murgia 2024
4.03
3k+ ratings
Empire of AI
by Karen Hao • 2025
The AI revolution runs on $2-an-hour labor, stolen water, and a marketing trick from 1956.
4.02
14k+
Empire of AI Summary
Empire of AI 91%
The AI revolution runs on $2-an-hour labor, stolen water, and a marketing trick from 1956.
by Karen Hao 2025
4.02
14k+ ratings
Lurking
by Joanne McNeil • 2020
Quiet observers were the heart of the early web. Then the internet turned them into data.
3.75
889
Lurking Summary
Lurking 91%
Quiet observers were the heart of the early web. Then the internet turned them into data.
by Joanne McNeil 2020
3.75
889 ratings
Being Digital
by Nicholas Negroponte • 1995
Why your TV, newspaper, and phone are about to merge into one seamless stream of bits.
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2k+
Being Digital Summary
Being Digital 91%
Why your TV, newspaper, and phone are about to merge into one seamless stream of bits.
by Nicholas Negroponte 1995
3.80
2k+ ratings
Future Shock
by Alvin Toffler • 1970
Acceleration is a solvent: of place, of loyalty, of identity itself.
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Future Shock Summary
Future Shock 91%
Acceleration is a solvent: of place, of loyalty, of identity itself.
by Alvin Toffler 1970
3.82
5k+ ratings
Rage Inside the Machine
by Robert Elliott Smith • 2019
Algorithms reduce reality to neat categories. Prejudice is not a bug but the predictable exhaust.
3.97
145
Rage Inside the Machine Summary
Rage Inside the Machine 91%
Algorithms reduce reality to neat categories. Prejudice is not a bug but the predictable exhaust.
by Robert Elliott Smith 2019
3.97
145 ratings
The Equality Machine
by Orly Lobel • 2022
Algorithms see the bias humans miss. That makes them inequality's most potent and misunderstood fix.
3.89
154
The Equality Machine Summary
The Equality Machine 91%
Algorithms see the bias humans miss. That makes them inequality's most potent and misunderstood fix.
by Orly Lobel 2022
3.89
154 ratings
Everyday Chaos
by David Weinberger • 2019
A medical AI diagnoses illness but can't explain how. The age of demanding explanations is over.
3.78
202
Everyday Chaos Summary
Everyday Chaos 91%
A medical AI diagnoses illness but can't explain how. The age of demanding explanations is over.
by David Weinberger 2019
3.78
202 ratings
Computer Power and Human Reason
by Joseph Weizenbaum • 1976
The computer's greatest danger isn't outthinking us; it's that we'll remake ourselves in its image.
4.31
294
Computer Power and Human Reason Summary
Computer Power and Human Reason 91%
The computer's greatest danger isn't outthinking us; it's that we'll remake ourselves in its image.
by Joseph Weizenbaum 1976
4.31
294 ratings
World Without Mind
by Franklin Foer • 2017
A counterculture dream of global harmony became a corporate machine for total surveillance.
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2k+
World Without Mind Summary
World Without Mind 91%
A counterculture dream of global harmony became a corporate machine for total surveillance.
by Franklin Foer 2017
3.63
2k+ ratings
The End of Absence
by Michael Harris • 2014
The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.
3.63
2k+
The End of Absence Summary
The End of Absence 91%
The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.
by Michael Harris 2014
3.63
2k+ ratings
The New Digital Age
by Eric Schmidt • 2013
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
3.33
3k+
The New Digital Age Summary
The New Digital Age 91%
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
by Eric Schmidt 2013
3.33
3k+ ratings
The Big Nine
by Amy Webb • 2019
Nine companies control AI's future. Their blind spots are becoming everyone's problem.
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2k+
The Big Nine Summary
The Big Nine 91%
Nine companies control AI's future. Their blind spots are becoming everyone's problem.
by Amy Webb 2019
3.75
2k+ ratings
The Internet of Things
by Samuel Greengard • 2015
Connecting everything to the internet could add $33 trillion to the economy, and expose everything.
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542
The Internet of Things Summary
The Internet of Things 91%
Connecting everything to the internet could add $33 trillion to the economy, and expose everything.
by Samuel Greengard 2015
3.23
542 ratings
AI Ethics
by Mark Coeckelbergh • 2020
Your phone, your hospital, your job: AI is already there. The ethics have barely begun.
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903
AI Ethics Summary
AI Ethics 91%
Your phone, your hospital, your job: AI is already there. The ethics have barely begun.
by Mark Coeckelbergh 2020
3.63
903 ratings
The Age of Spiritual Machines
by Ray Kurzweil • 1998
Exponential growth puts thinking machines in our future; the only question is what we become after.
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The Age of Spiritual Machines Summary
The Age of Spiritual Machines 91%
Exponential growth puts thinking machines in our future; the only question is what we become after.
by Ray Kurzweil 1998
3.89
5k+ ratings
The Coming Wave
by Mustafa Suleyman • 2023
AI and biotech are coming. They can't be stopped. They can't be contained. Catastrophe or dystopia?
3.80
15k+
The Coming Wave Summary
The Coming Wave 91%
AI and biotech are coming. They can't be stopped. They can't be contained. Catastrophe or dystopia?
by Mustafa Suleyman 2023
3.80
15k+ ratings
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It
by Jonathan L. Zittrain • 2008
Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.
3.86
1k+
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It Summary
The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It 91%
Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.
by Jonathan L. Zittrain 2008
3.86
1k+ ratings
How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News
by Noah Giansiracusa • 2021
Algorithms chase engagement, not truth. Lies outperform facts every time, and platforms know it.
3.25
20
How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News Summary
How Algorithms Create and Prevent Fake News 91%
Algorithms chase engagement, not truth. Lies outperform facts every time, and platforms know it.
by Noah Giansiracusa 2021
3.25
20 ratings
Atlas of AI
by Kate Crawford • 2020
Artificial intelligence is not just code. It runs on mines, warehouses, and state surveillance.
3.93
3k+
Atlas of AI Summary
Atlas of AI 91%
Artificial intelligence is not just code. It runs on mines, warehouses, and state surveillance.
by Kate Crawford 2020
3.93
3k+ ratings
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power
by Rajiv Malhotra • 2021
Two nations race to own AI. The prize: your job, your mind, and the global pecking order.
4.28
217
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power Summary
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power 90%
Two nations race to own AI. The prize: your job, your mind, and the global pecking order.
by Rajiv Malhotra 2021
4.28
217 ratings
Coding Freedom
by Gabriella Coleman • 2012
They built a free software revolution while insisting they were not political at all.
3.82
280
Coding Freedom Summary
Coding Freedom 90%
They built a free software revolution while insisting they were not political at all.
by Gabriella Coleman 2012
3.82
280 ratings
The Inner History of Devices
by Sherry Turkle • 2008
Your devices are confidants, not just tools. What they reveal about the self you're becoming.
3.83
81
The Inner History of Devices Summary
The Inner History of Devices 90%
Your devices are confidants, not just tools. What they reveal about the self you're becoming.
by Sherry Turkle 2008
3.83
81 ratings
The Filter Bubble
by Eli Pariser • 2011
Every click surrenders your free will to an algorithm. The only fix: quit social media entirely.
3.79
5k+
The Filter Bubble Summary
The Filter Bubble 90%
Every click surrenders your free will to an algorithm. The only fix: quit social media entirely.
by Eli Pariser 2011
3.79
5k+ ratings
The Internet of Us
by Michael Patrick Lynch • 2016
Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.
3.50
545
The Internet of Us Summary
The Internet of Us 90%
Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.
by Michael Patrick Lynch 2016
3.50
545 ratings
100 Things We've Lost to the Internet
by Pamela Paul • 2021
A hundred things the internet took: boredom, unrecorded mistakes, and the right to disappear.
3.39
3k+
100 Things We've Lost to the Internet Summary
100 Things We've Lost to the Internet 90%
A hundred things the internet took: boredom, unrecorded mistakes, and the right to disappear.
by Pamela Paul 2021
3.39
3k+ ratings
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