Another very good, very early review of my upcoming book “Waiting for Robots. The Hired Hands of Automation” (University of Chicago Press): “Artificial intelligence, according to its advocates, holds out the promise of an end to mind-numbing, exploitative work. Casilli […] vehemently disagrees. He argues that it has merely changed the type of labor and the structure of the exploitation, and he has a mountain of research to support his case…”

Kirkus Reviews

WAITING FOR ROBOTS | Kirkus Reviews

A disturbing look at AI and exploitative labor.

A day in the life of imbeciles: Elon Musk tells his gullible fans fully autonomous robotaxis are coming "by this time next year," and their goldfish-sized brains applaud—forgetting he's been saying that since 2016. Then he introduces the new Optimus droid, admitting the first was just "someone in a robot suit," and his fans’ goldfish-sized brains believe his claim that these metal dummies will soon be "your own personal C-3PO"—forgetting that C-3PO too was just someone in a robot suit.