{"product_id":"why-ai-undermines-democracy-and-what-to-do-about-it-paperback-softback-9781509560936","title":"Why AI Undermines Democracy and What To Do About It (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509560936","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhy AI Undermines Democracy and What To Do About It\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark Coeckelbergh (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509560936, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 March 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e144 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.7 x 1.3 cm, 0.204 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“An essential read at this watershed moment. Coeckelbergh skilfully shows how the erosion of democratic values is extremely dangerous for us all. Enlightening, thought-provoking, and passionate.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIvana Bartoletti\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eGlobal Chief Privacy Officer at Wipro, Visiting Fellow at Virginia Tech, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand founder of the\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Women Leading in AI network\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Coeckelbergh masterfully shows why the present trajectory of AI is bad for humanity, but also how we can nudge it onto a more democratic course.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWendell Wallach,\u003ci\u003e Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“…the book offers a comprehensive and thought-provoking analysis of the interplay between AI and democracy. …[serving] as a welcome contribution to the discourse on AI and democracy, offering a broad overview and a call to action.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJan C. Bentz, Blackfriars Oxford University, Centre for Enterprise Markets and Ethics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Mark Coeckelbergh's illuminating book comes at a critical time to inform readers about the complex relationship between AI and democracy.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMahmoud Javadi, \u003ci\u003eInternational\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAffairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWhy AI Undermines Democracy and What to Do About It\u003c\/i\u003e deserves the attention of anyone interested in AI, democracy, and their intersections. Coeckelbergh offers a rich analysis of the pedigree, justifications, and limits of various democratic deals, and explains very well what we should do with our technological, social, political, and economic order to safeguard those ideals in the age of AI.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Chan, \u003ci\u003eEthical Theory and Moral Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the world, AI is used as a tool for political manipulation and totalitarian repression. Stories about AI are often stories of polarization, discrimination, surveillance, and oppression. Is democracy in danger? And can we do anything about it?  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In this compelling and balanced book, Mark Coeckelbergh reveals the key risks posed by AI for democracy. He argues that AI, as currently used and developed, undermines fundamental principles on which liberal democracies are founded, such as freedom and equality. How can we make democracy more resilient in the face of AI? And, more positively, what can AI do for democracy? Coeckelbergh advocates not only for more democratic technologies, but also for new political institutions and a renewal of education to ensure that AI promotes, rather than hinders, the common good for the twenty-first century. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy AI Undermines Democracy and What to Do About It\u003c\/i\u003e is illuminating reading for anyone who is concerned about the fate of democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNow available as an audiobook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Introduction\u003cbr\u003e2 A not so democratic history\u003cbr\u003e3 What AI, what democracy?\u003cbr\u003e4 How AI undermines the basic principles of democracy\u003cbr\u003e5 How AI erodes knowledge and trust\u003cbr\u003e6 Strengthening democracy and democratising AI\u003cbr\u003e7 AI for democracy and a new Renaissance\u003cbr\u003e8 The common good and communication\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReferences\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52460679725336,"sku":"9781509560936","price":14.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509560936.jpg?v=1785457952","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/why-ai-undermines-democracy-and-what-to-do-about-it-paperback-softback-9781509560936","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}