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Why it matters

Because AI in ethics affects fairness, accountability, public trust, and long-term safety. Getting the basics right matters long before anyone wheels in the hype machine.

What you’ll learn

Who this book is for

General readers, educators, and technology commentators who want an honest examination of how AI tools may be reshaping human cognition.

What this book covers

Examines AI's impact on cognition, exploring how automation and digital reliance may alter human thinking, creativity, and decision-making.

What makes this book distinct

This is the most provocative title in the catalogue — and it earns it. The book draws on cognitive science and behavioural research to examine whether habitual AI use is changing how we remember, reason, and make decisions. It's not anti-AI, but it's not reassuring either.

Not your book? If you're looking for a straightforward productivity guide to AI tools, skip this one. It's more likely to make you think critically about how you use AI than to give you tips for using it more.

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Deeper overview

Longer-form context from the retired overview page, now folded into the canonical book route.

Problem framing: where this topic gets messy

Ethics gets hand-waved far too often. The real challenge is turning abstract concern into concrete questions about incentives, power, harm, and accountability. Examines AI's impact on cognition, exploring how automation and digital reliance may alter human thinking, creativity, and decision-making. Pages: 277. Because AI in ethics affects fairness, accountability, public trust, and long-term safety. Getting the basics right matters long before anyone wheels in the hype machine.

Practical outcomes

In practical terms, the aim is simple: you should finish with a firmer handle on the ethical trade-offs, failure modes, and uncomfortable questions that sit behind AI systems. That means clearer judgement, fewer lazy assumptions, and a much better sense of where to press further or walk away.

  • Identify where ai is already being used in ethics today — and where the claims are running ahead of reality.
  • Work through the workflows, systems, and trade-offs behind practical ethics use cases, explained in plain english.
  • Work through key themes including ethics, artificial intelligence, ai trends.
  • Work through the limits, risks, and awkward questions worth asking before you sign off on the sales pitch.

Chapter-level signals

Not a chapter list carved in stone, but the sort of material readers can reasonably expect to work through.

Where AI is already being used

Where AI is already being used in ethics today — and where the claims are running ahead of reality.

The workflows, systems, and trade-offs behind

The workflows, systems, and trade-offs behind practical ethics use cases, explained in plain English.

Key themes including ethics, artificial intelligence,

Key themes including ethics, artificial intelligence, ai trends.

The limits, risks, and awkward questions

The limits, risks, and awkward questions worth asking before you sign off on the sales pitch.

What makes this title distinct

This is the most provocative title in the catalogue — and it earns it. The book draws on cognitive science and behavioural research to examine whether habitual AI use is changing how we remember, reason, and make decisions. It's not anti-AI, but it's not reassuring either. Not your book? If you're looking for a straightforward productivity guide to AI tools, skip this one. It's more likely to make you think critically about how you use AI than to give you tips for using it more.

FAQ

What will I learn from this book?

Examines AI's impact on cognition, exploring how automation and digital reliance may alter human thinking, creativity, and decision-making.

Who is this book for?

General readers, educators, and technology commentators who want an honest examination of how AI tools may be reshaping human cognition.

How long is it?

It’s 277 pages (varies by edition).

What format is it available in?

Available as an eBook via Amazon (use the buy link on this page).

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