Blood in the Machine
Brian Merchant, Emily J. Smith, Cory DoctorowWriting and reporting on AI, tech, labor and power. For everyone Silicon Valley is happening to.
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Author of NOTHING SERIOUS (William Morrow / HarperCollins). Started writing in my 30s after a career in tech. Writing about identity, relationships, and reinvention.
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