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Speculative algorithms are the new invisible cage for workers
Aug 06 2024
By Hatim Rahman, author of Inside the Invisible Cage: How Algorithms Control WorkersIt was barely a decade ago that many of us became enamored by the “gig” economy. Booking a room, ride, or restaurant took seconds and could be done at virtually any time or place.A major factor enabling the g
Do You Want AI To Be Used in Your Healthcare?
Jul 09 2024
By Charles Binkley, co-author of Encoding Bioethics: AI in Clinical Decision-MakingArtificial Intelligence (AI) is being introduced into every sector of the human experience, and healthcare is no exception.AI models were first used in radiology in the 1980s to aid radiologists in interpretin
Ethical AI has the potential to revolutionize healthcare
Jun 11 2024
By Tyler Loftus, co-author of Encoding Bioethics: AI in Clinical Decision-MakingEncoding Bioethics begins where all good healthcare stories begin: in the trenches of patient care. We have many professional roles in healthcare, but above all, we are surgeons. Providing the best patient care possi
Q&A with Alex Edmans, author of May Contain Lies
Apr 30 2024
In this eye-opening book, renowned economist Alex Edmans teaches us how to separate fact from fiction. Using colorful examples—from a wellness guru’s tragic but fabricated backstory to the blunders that led to the Deepwater Horizon disaster to the diet that ensnared millions yet hastened its founder
Q&A with Benjamin Shestakofsky, author of Behind the Startup
Mar 21 2024
In recent years, dreams about our technological future have soured as digital platforms have undermined privacy, eroded labor rights, and weakened democratic discourse. In light of the negative consequences of innovation, some blame harmful algorithms or greedy CEOs. Behind the Startup focuses inste
AI and the End of Photography
Mar 07 2024
By Brooke Belisle, author of Depth Effects: Dimensionality from Camera to ComputationRecent headlines are announcing the end of photography, as AI changes what counts as a photograph or makes it impossible to judge. The New York Times has published multiple, interactive articles prompting reader
Q&A with Mona Sloane, Editor of New Co-Opting AI Book Series
Nov 01 2023
We’re thrilled to announce our new Co-Opting AI Book series, helmed by series editor Mona Sloane!Series Editor Mona SloaneCo-Opting AI will be a new series of compact books for readers to better understand the social dimension of AI. Co-opting the hype around so-called “artificial intelligen
When Artificial Intelligence and Trucking Merge
Nov 04 2019
UC Press is proud to be part of the Association of University Press’s eighth annual University Press Week, whose overall theme this year is Read. Think. Act."Through this positive theme AUPresses members worldwide seek to encourage people to read the latest peer-reviewed publications about issues th