THE AI MIRROR
How to Reclaim our Humanity
in an Age of Machine Thinking
Oxford University Press, 276 pp.
Hardcover, audio and e-book
Release Date: 3 June 2024
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Shortlisted, Royal Institute of Philosophy Al-Rodhan Book Prize 2024
Finalist, 2025 PROSE Awards
"The AI Mirror stands out for its witty, crystal-clear exposition of the real threat from AI...
One of the Best Summer Books of 2024"
Financial Times
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"STARRED REVIEW: [A] mind-bending treatise...[and] a fresh and fascinating take on the perils and promises of a much-debated technology."
Publishers Weekly
"This is one of the most important and poetic books we can read right now to find our way through the AI-hype headlines."
Safiya Umoja Noble, Author of Algorithms of Oppression
"Shannon Vallor has written the book I've been waiting for. The AI Mirror delivers a powerful reframing of the future of humanity and artificial intelligence...This is a must-read for anyone who cares about what happens to humanity as we push our long-standing relationship to technologies to new places."
Mary L. Gray, Co-author of Ghost Work
"Written with wit and charm, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in AI and our collective future."
Kate Darling, Author of The New Breed
How to Reclaim our Humanity
in an Age of Machine Thinking
Oxford University Press, 276 pp.
Hardcover, audio and e-book
Release Date: 3 June 2024
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Shortlisted, Royal Institute of Philosophy Al-Rodhan Book Prize 2024
Finalist, 2025 PROSE Awards
"The AI Mirror stands out for its witty, crystal-clear exposition of the real threat from AI...
One of the Best Summer Books of 2024"
Financial Times
.
"STARRED REVIEW: [A] mind-bending treatise...[and] a fresh and fascinating take on the perils and promises of a much-debated technology."
Publishers Weekly
"This is one of the most important and poetic books we can read right now to find our way through the AI-hype headlines."
Safiya Umoja Noble, Author of Algorithms of Oppression
"Shannon Vallor has written the book I've been waiting for. The AI Mirror delivers a powerful reframing of the future of humanity and artificial intelligence...This is a must-read for anyone who cares about what happens to humanity as we push our long-standing relationship to technologies to new places."
Mary L. Gray, Co-author of Ghost Work
"Written with wit and charm, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in AI and our collective future."
Kate Darling, Author of The New Breed
TECHNOLOGY AND THE VIRTUES
A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting
Oxford University Press (2016), 328 pp.
Hardcover, Paperback and e-Book
"This is a wonderfully written and engaging tour de force that leaves few technological stones unturned...It is a must read for everyone involved in the creation and governance of new technology."
Noel Sharkey, Professor of AI and Robotics and of Public Engagement, University of Sheffield
"As a starting point for investigating the application of virtue theory to technology, one would be hard-pressed to find a better option than this ambitious volume."
Jason Kawall, Ethics
"Vallor ranges over three widely diverse moral traditions from the ancient world, then connects their concerns with the intricacies of urgent contemporary problems...Vallor's book captures the special blend of excitement and precariousness that is woven into our lives today by our use and reliance on constantly changing technology."
Benjamin I. Huff, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting
Oxford University Press (2016), 328 pp.
Hardcover, Paperback and e-Book
"This is a wonderfully written and engaging tour de force that leaves few technological stones unturned...It is a must read for everyone involved in the creation and governance of new technology."
Noel Sharkey, Professor of AI and Robotics and of Public Engagement, University of Sheffield
"As a starting point for investigating the application of virtue theory to technology, one would be hard-pressed to find a better option than this ambitious volume."
Jason Kawall, Ethics
"Vallor ranges over three widely diverse moral traditions from the ancient world, then connects their concerns with the intricacies of urgent contemporary problems...Vallor's book captures the special blend of excitement and precariousness that is woven into our lives today by our use and reliance on constantly changing technology."
Benjamin I. Huff, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews