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Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age
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Microsoft's president on cybersecurity, privacy, AI, and what tech companies owe the societies they reshape. Hastings calls it a refreshing call for the tech sector to take on more responsibility.
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“Coming from an industry driven by disruption, it's refreshing to read the author's call for the tech sector to assume more responsibility.”
Cover blurb from Hastings on Brad Smith's book.
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“Well worth reading.”
In a LinkedIn post, Hoffman praised how Smith and Browne bring AI, US-China relations, privacy, and cybersecurity to life through stories from inside Microsoft.
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“This is a colorful and insightful insiders' view of how technology is both empowering and threatening us. From privacy to cyberattacks, this timely book is a useful guide for how to navigate the digital future.”
Cover blurb provided by Isaacson; appears on the book's official Penguin Random House page.
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