{"product_id":"ai-or-die-dexter-dow-9798261868200","title":"AI or Die: Adaptation in the Age of Machine Intelligence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAI Isn't Coming for Your Job.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's Coming for Your Agency.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtificial intelligence won't destroy humanity in a dramatic uprising.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt will do something far more dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt will make surrender feel convenient.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAI or Die\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis not a book about killer robots or distant science fiction. It's a blunt, unsettling examination of what actually happens when intelligence becomes cheap, fast, and external-and when people, institutions, and democracies quietly stop making their own decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJobs don't vanish overnight. They hollow out.\u003cbr\u003eTruth doesn't disappear. It fragments.\u003cbr\u003eFreedom isn't taken. It's traded-for speed, comfort, and optimization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book argues that the real threat of AI is not extinction, but \u003cb\u003edomestication\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in sharp, accessible prose, \u003ci\u003eAI or Die\u003c\/i\u003e exposes how AI is already reshaping: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ework and economic power\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003emedia, persuasion, and belief\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003egovernment and accountability\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eeducation and relevance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003epersonal agency and meaning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e-and why refusing to understand these systems doesn't make you safe, it makes you manageable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not an anti-technology manifesto.\u003cbr\u003eIt's a survival manual for staying human in a machine-time world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhy \"AI replacing humans\" is the wrong fear\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ehow power concentrates quietly through algorithms and incentives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhy convenience is the most effective form of control\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ehow societies drift into soft authoritarianism without noticing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhat individuals can do to remain relevant, self-directed, and free\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAI or Die\u003c\/i\u003e is for readers who sense something is off-who feel the ground shifting under work, truth, and identity-but are tired of hype, panic, and shallow optimism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever wondered: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy does everything feel faster but less stable?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy do institutions feel outdated and unaccountable?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy does \"progress\" feel like loss?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book puts the pieces together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe machines are ready.\u003cbr\u003eThe systems are already adapting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only open question is whether humans will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAI or Die.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dexter Dow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798261868200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Dexter Dow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083896234239,"sku":"9798261868200","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ai-or-die-dexter-dow-9798261868200","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}