Obsolete, 9781682196304
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AI: Savior or doom? Our future hangs in the balance.
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Obsolete

The AI Industry's Trillion Dollar Race to Replace Humanity-and How to Stop It

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  • Paperback

    200 pages

  • Release Date

    23 June 2026

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Summary

Depending on who you ask, artificial intelligence is our salvation or our doom; an overhyped, bigoted hallucination machine or the ticket to immortality and utopian abundance; just another tech fad or the last invention we need ever make. The AI discourse is confusing, messy, and frustrating. But the technology - and our response to it - will shape the future, whether or not we’re part of the conversation.

Obsolete is for those who are interested in learning more about AI, bu…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781682196304
ISBN-10:1682196305
Author:Garrison Lovely
Publisher:OR Books
Imprint:OR Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:200
Release Date:23 June 2026
Weight:0g
Dimensions:177mm x 127mm
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Critics Review

“It is the best book I’ve read on AI risk. It’s supremely timely, it takes no prisoners, and most importantly, it is right.” —Luke Kemp

About The Author

Garrison Lovely

Garrison Lovely is a freelance journalist based in Brooklyn, known for his cover stories in The Nation and Jacobin, as well as longform work in BBC Future, Vox, Le Monde Diplomatique, New York Focus, and Current Affairs.

Garrison has appeared on CBS News Sunday Morning, The Majority Report, and The Weather Channel, and hosts the podcast The Most Interesting People I Know.

His cover story in The Nation, “Confessions of a McKinsey Whistleblower,” was the fourth most popular story in 2023. Additionally, his Jacobin cover story, “Can Humanity Survive AI?,” received significant attention from staff members working for several US senators and representatives, and garnered praise from global leaders in AI research and governance.

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