The UX Book Club

Join us for our upcoming online book club on Tuesday Oct 7th where we’ll be discussing More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech by Meredith Broussard, a powerful look at how racism, sexism, and ableism aren’t just mistakes in technology but often built into the system itself.

Broussard, a data scientist and one of the few Black women in AI, explores how supposedly “neutral” algorithms can reinforce inequality in areas like facial recognition, banking, and healthcare. Through clear examples, she shows why we must rethink and redesign our technologies to create fairer systems for everyone. Come along to share your thoughts!

// FAQ //
Q. I've no background in UX, is it ok for me to attend?
A. Yes, The UX Book Club is open to anyone who wants to read more, learn together, network or talk with more confidence in professional discussions.
Q. What do you do at UX Book Club meetups?
A. We have a short intro to the book in focus, talk about it, and sometimes there are questions. Breakout rooms are sometimes used to help make larger events a little more personal :)
Q. How Do I Attend?
A. You can join our online book clubs via Zoom and we'll message participants with a meeting link before the event.
Q. What if I haven't read or finished the book?
A. Come anyway!
Q. Do you have a Code of Conduct?
A. Yes, you can find it here:
https://www.meetup.com/theuxbookclub/messages/boards/thread/53097975
🤔 Message the organisers and we'll do our best to answer your questions.

👉🏽 Join the UX Book Club online. event on Tuesday, Nov 11th, as we discuss AI Snake Oil - What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can't, and How to Tell the Difference**.**

From two of **TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI, what you need to know about AI and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and products

Confused about AI and worried about what it means for your future and the future of the world? You're not alone. AI is everywhere and few things are surrounded by so much hype, misinformation, and misunderstanding. In AI Snake Oil, computer scientists Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor cut through the confusion to give you an essential understanding of how AI works and why it often doesn't, where it might be useful or harmful, and when you should suspect that companies are using AI hype to sell AI snake oil products that don't work, and probably never will.

While acknowledging the potential of some AI, such as ChatGPT, AI Snake Oil uncovers rampant misleading claims about the capabilities of AI and describes the serious harms AI is already causing in how it's being built, marketed, and used in areas such as education, medicine, hiring, banking, insurance, and criminal justice. The book explains the crucial differences between types of AI, why organisations are falling for AI snake oil, why AI can't fix social media, why AI isn't an existential risk, and why we should be far more worried about what people will do with AI than about anything AI will do on its own. The book also warns of the dangers of a world where AI continues to be controlled by largely unaccountable big tech companies.

By revealing AI's limits and real risks, AI Snake Oil will help you make better decisions about whether and how to use AI at work and home.

// FAQ //
Q. I've no background in UX, is it ok for me to attend?
A. Yes, The UX Book Club is open to anyone who wants to read more, learn together, network or talk with more confidence in professional discussions.
Q. What do you do at UX Book Club meetups?
A. We have a short intro to the book in focus, talk about it, and sometimes there are questions. Breakout rooms are sometimes used to help make larger events a little more personal :)
Q. How Do I Attend?
A. You can join our online book clubs via Zoom and we'll message participants with a meeting link before the event.
Q. What if I haven't read or finished the book?
A. Come anyway!
Q. Do you have a Code of Conduct?
A. Yes, you can find it here:
https://www.meetup.com/theuxbookclub/messages/boards/thread/53097975
🤔 Message the organisers and we'll do our best to answer your questions.