{"product_id":"who-pays-for-progress-athena-huxley-9798187945245","title":"Who Pays for Progress?: The Uneven Cost of Al and the Communities Left Holding the Bill","description":"Progress is rarely free. It only looks that way when the people receiving the benefits are not the same people paying the bill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArtificial intelligence is usually discussed as software: automation, productivity, disruption, innovation, and the future. But before AI changes the world, it needs somewhere to run. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe cloud has an address. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Who Pays for Progress?, Athena Huxley examines the local cost of AI infrastructure-especially data centers-and the communities asked to absorb the tradeoffs behind someone else's seamless digital experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith dry wit and sharp systems thinking, Huxley looks at the promises behind \"economic development\" and asks the questions too often skipped before the ribbon cutting: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho gets the jobs?\u003cbr\u003eWho pays for utility expansion?\u003cbr\u003eWho absorbs housing pressure?\u003cbr\u003eWho benefits from tax incentives?\u003cbr\u003eWho measures whether promises were kept?\u003cbr\u003eAnd who is left holding the bill when progress arrives without receipts? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not an anti-technology book. It is not an anti-growth book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is an anti-hand-waving book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor readers skeptical of AI hype but allergic to doom manifestos, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho Pays for Progress?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e offers a practical, readable look at infrastructure, incentives, housing, public services, community benefits, and accountability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause if progress is as beneficial as advertised, it should survive a few follow-up questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Athena Huxley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798187945245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d","brand":"Athena Huxley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665928622335,"sku":"9798187945245","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/who-pays-for-progress-athena-huxley-9798187945245","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}