A review by btwalsh
Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age by Carol Ann Browne, Brad Smith

3.0

Clearly a PR puff piece for Microsoft. I enjoyed some of the behind the scenes of the legal history of the company, but most of my interest was rooted in my being an ex-employee. Not sure I’d think to recommend this book broadly to people who haven’t worked there. Interesting in some pockets, but far too grandiose in the introduction and framing of some fairly straightforward concepts. Eye rolling comparisons start most chapters like “just as the Romans had to negotiate how to approach X, we too need to think about how we approach facial recognition tech” - I mean, come on.