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Butler to the world : how Britain helps the world's worst people launder money, commit crimes, and get away with anything / by Bullough, Oliver,1977-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In his punchy follow-up to Moneyland, Oliver Bullough's Butler to the World unravels the dark secret of how Britain placed itself at the centre of the global offshore economy and at the service of the worst people in the world ... "--
Subjects: Finance; International crimes; Money laundering;
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Unmasking AI : my mission to protect what is human in a world of machines / by Buolamwini, Joy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Dr. Joy Buolamwini is the self-described "Poet of Code" who has had a lifelong passion for computer science, engineering, and art -- disciplines that, she felt, pushed the boundaries of reality. After tinkering with robotics as a high school student in Tennessee, to developing mobile apps in Zambia as a Fulbright fellow, Buolamwini eventually found herself at MIT. As a graduate student at the "Future Factory," Buolamwini's groundbreaking research revealed that AI systems -- from leading tech companies -- were consistently failing on non-male, non-white bodies. In Unmasking AI, Buolamwini goes beyond the news headlines about racism, colorism, and sexism in Big Tech to tell the remarkable story of how she uncovered what she calls "the coded gaze" -- evidence of racial and gender bias in tech -- and galvanized the movement to prevent AI harms by founding the Algorithmic Justice League. Applying an intersectional lens to both tech industry and research sector, Buolamwini shows how race, gender, and ability bias can overlap and render broad swaths of humanity vulnerable in our AI-dependent world. Computers, she reminds us, are reflections of both the aspirations and the limitations of the people who create them"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Buolamwini, Joy.; Artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence; Discrimination in science.; Sex discrimination in science.; Artificial intelligence;
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The hivemind swarmed : conversations on Gamergate, the aftermath, and the quest for a safer Internet / by Wolinsky, David(Oral historian),author.;
"With The Hivemind Swarmed, oral historian and gaming expert David Wolinsky invites readers to sit in on a series of urgent, intimate conversations between some of the most distinguished voices in media as they reflect on the longstanding impact of Gamergate. What went wrong, and what can we learn from Gamergate to help us build a more equitable online world? The backstory: Ten years ago, a disgruntled software developer named Eron Gjoni posted online to accuse his ex-girlfriend, game developer Zoe Quinn, of sleeping with game critics in exchange for positive reviews. He offered no evidence to back up his claims. However, his posts were picked up by extremists in the gaming community who built a vicious online movement targeting women, minorities, and progressive voices. Rallying under the hashtag #gamergate, they sent their victims round-the-clock death and rape threats. Game companies, for the most part, declined to take action as their female employees were harassed out of their jobs. The FBI launched an investigation but found "no true threat." Gamergate holds the grim distinction of being the first modern online harassment campaign. It arguably served as a model for the alt-right movement that would help propel Trump to the White House. And it highlighted a toxic media culture -- not just in gaming, but in film, TV, journalism, and more -- in which leaders, through their passivity, took the side of the oppressor. Now, ten years later -- in the wake of #MeToo, Charlottesville, the Trump years, and the January 6 insurrection -- the questions discussed here are more important than ever"--
Subjects: Internet; Online trolling.; Sexual harassment of women.; Women video game designers; Video games;
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Unplanned [videorecording] / by Solomon, Cary,film director,film producer,screenwriter.; Konzelman, Chuck,film director,film producer,screenwriter.; Lefever, Daryl C.,film producer.; Bratcher, Ashley,actor.; Ryan, Brooks,actor.; Scott, Robia,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Johnson, Abby.Unplanned.; Pure Flix Entertainment,presenter.; Mill Creek Entertainment,publisher.;
Director, Chuck Konzelman, Cary Solomon.Ashley Bratcher, Brooks Ryan, Robia Scott.Abby Johnson becomes the youngest clinic director in the history of Planned Parenthood, then a life-changing experience turns her into an anti-abortion activist.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: R; for some disturbing/bloody images.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Film adaptations.; Johnson, Abby; Planned Parenthood Federation of America; Pro-life movement; Abortion;
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The myth of American idealism : how U.S. foreign policy endangers the world / by Chomsky, Noam,author.; Robinson, Nathan J.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The Myth of American Idealism offers a timely and comprehensive introduction to the incisive critiques of U.S. power that have made Noam Chomsky a "global phenomenon," one of the most widely known public intellectuals of all time. Surveying the history of U.S. military and economic activity around the world, Chomsky and his co-author Nathan J. Robinson vividly trace the way the American pursuit of global domination has wrought havoc in country after country-without, ironically, making Americans any safer. And they explore how dominant elites in the United States have pushed self-serving myths about this country's commitment to "spreading democracy," while pursuing a reckless foreign policy that served the interest of few and endangered all too many. Chomsky and Robinson range across the globe, offering penetrating accounts of Washington's relationship with the Global South, its role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -all justified with noble stories about humanitarian missions and the benevolent intentions of American policy makers. The same kinds of myths that have led to repeated disastrous wars, they argue, are now driving us closer to wars with Russia and China that imperil humanity's future. Examining nuclear proliferation and climate change, they show how U.S. policies are continuing to exacerbate global threats. For well over half a century, Noam Chomsky has committed himself to exposing governing ideologies and criticizing his country's unchecked use of military power. At once thorough and devastating, urgent and provocative, The Myth of American Idealism offers a highly readable entry to the conclusions he has come to after a lifetime of thought and activism"--
Subjects: Hegemony; Idealism.;
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Don't be evil : how big tech betrayed its founding principles and all of us / by Foroohar, Rana,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A penetrating indictment of how today's largest tech companies are hijacking our data, our livelihoods, our social fabric, and our minds-from an acclaimed Financial Times columnist and CNN analyst. Rana Foroohar tells the story of how Big Tech lost its soul-and ate our lunch. Through her skilled reporting and unparalleled access-won through nearly thirty years covering business and technology-she shows the true extent to which behemoths like Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon are monetizing both our data and our attention, without us seeing a penny of those exorbitant profits. Finally, Foroohar lays out a plan for how we can resist, by creating a framework that fosters innovation while also protecting us from the dark side of digital technology"--
Subjects: Business and politics; Corporate power; Information technology; Internet industry;
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Crash override : how Gamergate (nearly) destroyed my life, and how we can win the fight against online hate / by Quinn, Zoë,1987-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Quinn, Zoë, 1987-; Cyberbullying.; Internet; Online hate speech.; Video gamers.; Video games; Women video game designers.;
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Babel : or the necessity of violence : an arcane history of the Oxford Translators' Revolution / by Kuang, R. F.(Rebecca F.),author.;
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes 'Babel', a thematic response to 'The Secret History' and a tonal retort to 'Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell' that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Anti-imperialist movements; Imperialism; Magic; Translating and interpreting;
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Weapons of math destruction : how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy / by O'Neil, Cathy.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Big data; Big data; Social indicators; Democracy;
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Coup! [videorecording] / by Stevens, Fisher,actor.; Gadon, Sarah,1987-actor.; Magnussen, Billy,1985-actor.; Sarsgaard, Peter,actor.; Schuman, Joseph,film director,screenwriter.; Stark, Austin,1979-film director,screenwriter.; Greenwich Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Kino Lorber, Inc.,publisher.;
Peter Sarsgaard, Billy Magnussen, Sarah Gadon, Skye P. Marshall, Fisher Stevens.A mysterious grifter appears on an isolated seaside estate claiming to be a wealthy family's new chef. When a plague descends on the island, the mischievous cook rouses his fellow staff to rebel and take over the mansion. The servant becomes the master in this outrageous eat-the-rich comedy.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Dark comedy films.; Feature films.; Cooks; Epidemics; Impostors and imposture; Rich people; Social classes; Swindlers and swindling; Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1919; Wealth;
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