這本書帶領讀者重新思考人工智慧的背後代價。不只是程式與演算法,AI的運作牽涉到龐大的自然資源、人力勞動與個人資料。作者凱特・克勞佛以十多年研究為基礎,揭示AI如何重新分配權力、加劇不平等,並對民主與環境造成深遠影響,是一部兼具深度與警示意義的作品。The hidden costs of artificial intelligence—from natural resources and labor to privacy, equality, and freedom“This study argues that [artificial intelligence] is neither artificial nor particularly intelligent. . . . A fascinating history of the data on which machine-learning systems are trained.”—New Yorker“A valuable corrective to much of the hype surrounding AI and a useful instruction manual for the future.”—John Thornhill, Financial Times“It’s a masterpiece, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it.”—Karen Hao, senior editor, MIT Tech ReviewWhat happens when artificial intelligence saturates political life and depletes the planet? How is AI shaping our understanding of ourselves and our societies? Drawing on more than a decade of research, award‑winning scholar Kate Crawford reveals how AI is a technology of extraction: from the minerals drawn from