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Feeding the Machine

the Hidden Human Labour Powering AI

2024 || Paperback || James Muldoon e.a. || Canongate Books

The first book to tell the stories of the army of underpaid and exploited workers powering artificial intelligence, Feeding the Machine tells the story of a global technology through the eyes of the people who produce it.

Big Tech has sold us the illusion that artificial intelligence is a frictionless technology that will bring wealth and prosperity to humanity. But hidden beneath this smooth surface lies the grim reality of a precarious global workforce of millions that labour under often ap...

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No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy

Memoirs of a Working-Class Reader

2024 || Paperback || Mark Hodkinson || Canongate Books

This love letter to reading is a philosophical take on why we read and collect books, told through a working-class lens

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The Expectation Effect (Heruitgave)

how Your Mindset Can Transform Your Life

2022 || Paperback || David Robson || Canongate Books

People who believe ageing brings wisdom live longer.

Lucky charms really do improve athletic performance.

Taking a placebo, even when you know it is a placebo, can still benefit your health.

Welcome to The Expectation Effect.

David Robson takes us on a tour of the cutting-edge research happening right now that suggests our expectations shape our experience. Of course, you can't just think yourself thinner, happier or fitter, but using this book you can reframe many different facets of your li...

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Drive

The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

2018 || Paperback || Daniel H. Pink || Canongate Books

A book that will change how you think and transform how you live Forget everything you thought you knew about how to motivate people - at work, at school, at home. It is wrong. As Daniel H.

Pink explains in his paradigm-shattering book Drive, the secret to high performance and satisfaction in today's world is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and the world. Along the way, he takes us to companies that are enlisting new...