{"product_id":"obsolete-the-ai-industrys-trillion-dollar-race-to-replace-us-and-how-to-stop-it-9781682196304","title":"Obsolete: The AI Industry's Trillion Dollar Race to Replace Us--And How to Stop It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs AI a bubble or humanity's last invention? An existing harm or an existential threat? \u003cem\u003eObsolete\u003c\/em\u003e cuts through the hype and false binaries to answer all the AI questions you have, while raising some you probably aren't prepared for.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe richest companies in history are racing to build a machine that replaces human labor--\u003cem\u003eall of it\u003c\/em\u003e. And, as this provocative new book insists, the only surefire way they won't succeed is if we stop them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany today don't get further than seeing AI as a boondoggle--a new shiny object for techno-capitalists to sink their cash into as we barrel toward climate disaster. \u003cem\u003eObsolete\u003c\/em\u003e takes those concerns seriously, but implores us to keep our eye on the ball: the attempt to \u003cem\u003erender you obsolete\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scale of their project has no real precedent. What we think of as big--the Gilded Age monopolies, the Manhattan Project, the Apollo program--doesn't even come close to capturing its size. Almost none of us wants this vast transformation to succeed. Yet we're letting it proceed virtually unabated. Why? Because we don't know it's happening, we don't believe it will work, or we don't think we can stop it. \u003cem\u003eObsolete\u003c\/em\u003e takes on all three.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAI expert and journalist Garrison Lovely's debut is a refreshing reset on an AI debate in which basically everyone is getting some big things wrong. With deep access to top researchers, advocates, and industry insiders, \u003cem\u003eObsolete\u003c\/em\u003e offers a new way to think about the technology and a plan for deciding its future democratically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17328732\"\u003eGarrison Lovely\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e OR Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.50w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682196304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1682196305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-COM\"\u003eComputers\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-COM004000\"\u003eArtificial Intelligence | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL063000\"\u003ePublic Policy | Science \u0026amp; Technology Policy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC037000\"\u003eFuture Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarrison Lovely\u003c\/strong\u003e is an AI expert and freelance journalist based in Brooklyn. In 2025, he was identified by the Pulitzer Center as an AI journalist worth following. Lovely is known for his cover stories in \u003cem\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Confessions of a McKinsey Whistleblower\") and \u003cem\u003eJacobin \u003c\/em\u003e(\"Can Humanity Survive AI?\"), as well as writing in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBBC\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNature\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMIT Technology Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBloomberg\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTIME\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Verge\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. He was previously a Reporter in Residence at the Omidyar Network.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53639578059061,"sku":"9781682196304","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/9656\/7605\/files\/9781682196304.jpg?v=1790354875","url":"https:\/\/incorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/obsolete-the-ai-industrys-trillion-dollar-race-to-replace-us-and-how-to-stop-it-9781682196304","provider":"Indiana Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}