{"product_id":"understanding-conversational-ai-thierry-poibeau-9781914481703","title":"Understanding Conversational AI: Philosophy, Ethics, and Social Impact of Large Language Models","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat do large language models really know-and what does it mean to live alongside them?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a critical and interdisciplinary exploration of large language models (LLMs), examining how they reshape our understanding of language, cognition, and society. Drawing on philosophy of language, linguistics, cognitive science, and AI ethics, it investigates how these models generate meaning, simulate reasoning, and perform tasks that once seemed uniquely human-from translation to moral judgment and literary creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than offering a purely technical account, the book interrogates the epistemic, ethical, and political dimensions of LLMs. It explores their limitations, their embedded biases, and their role in processes of automation, misinformation, and platform enclosure. At the same time, it reflects on how LLMs prompt us to revisit fundamental questions: What is understanding? What is creativity? How do we ascribe agency or trust in a world of synthetic language?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for scholars, students, and curious readers across the humanities, social sciences, and computer science, this is both a philosophical inquiry and a practical guide to navigating the era of generative AI. It invites readers to think critically about the promises and perils of language technologies-and about the kind of future we are shaping with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thierry Poibeau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1914481704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914481703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ubiquity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.73d","brand":"Thierry Poibeau","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447142527231,"sku":"9781914481703","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_49ed41bc-6086-4178-9e13-f23e074c3663.jpg?v=1777229118","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-conversational-ai-thierry-poibeau-9781914481703","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}