Codependent: Life in the Shadow of Artificial Intelligence

Like it or not, artificial intelligence is already everywhere—in industrial production, scientific research, e-commerce, medical diagnostics, linguistics, art… It automates routine tasks, boosts productivity, and stimulates innovation. That’s true. But there’s another side. Too often, AI leads to exploitation, discrimination, and inequality, especially among vulnerable groups of people. In her book, Financial Times AI editor Madumita Murgia examines the impact of these powerful, imperfect, and often exploitative technologies on individuals, communities, and humankind as a whole. It’s a gripping story about what it means to be human in a world changing fast and irreversibly under the pressure of AI—showing the danger of our growing dependence on automated decision-making. When algorithms take over, what is left of our free will?