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mashazhuuu 's review for:
Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labour Powering AI
by Callum Cant, Mark Graham, James Muldoon
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
What a great book. I expected this novel to talk about the different (human) players in the universe of technology as it applies to AI, but I'm thrilled at how the authors wove that discussion into a larger conversation about labor, ethics, and unfettered, unregulated capitalism. I found the prose a little on the drier side which is why it personally didn't hit 5*s for me, but it is still a book that I would strongly recommend and that I think should be required reading for any students in the computer sciences, information sciences, and artificial intelligence & data procurement industries.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Death of parent