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Cory Doctorow's AI book criticized for downplaying negative impacts

Cory Doctorow's book, "The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI," is criticized for not adequately addressing the negative impacts of AI, such as data center water usage and the exploitation of artists' labor by LLM companies. The reviewer feels the book, despite acknowledging AI's usefulness, fails to sufficiently critique the current practices of AI development and deployment, particularly concerning data scraping and environmental concerns. AI

IMPACT Critiques of AI books highlight ongoing debates about the ethical and societal implications of AI development and deployment.

RANK_REASON The item is a critical review of a book about AI, expressing an opinion on its content and approach.

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Cory Doctorow's AI book criticized for downplaying negative impacts

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    Thought about reading The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow and just… didn't, because I don't have to. The synopsis gives me enough to w

    Thought about reading The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow and just… didn't, because I don't have to. The synopsis gives me enough to where I don't need to read the book. Rolls eyes. I just want to know the chapter where all the marginalized people object…