https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/Recent content in Bookshelf on Butterswords | Where Words >= SwordsHugoenSun, 21 Jun 2026 20:36:01 -0700https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/black-feminist-thought/Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:36:01 -0700https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/black-feminist-thought/<div class="bg-tlgray-200/40 border-l-4 border-blue-600 px-6 py-4 mb-8"> <strong>TL;DR:</strong> What are systems of oppression? How do we engage with them? How do we understand our place in the Matrix of Domination? </div> <h2 id="why-i-picked-this-up">Why I Picked This Up</h2> <p>While reading Design Justice, I found myself thinking a lot about the way things are designed for a narrow &ldquo;majority&rdquo; and ignores the lived experiences of everyone else. Sasha Costanza-Chock referenced Pattricia Hill Collins work and sparked my interest in exploring this work from a systems perspective.</p>https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/data-conscience/Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:35:29 -0700https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/data-conscience/<div class="bg-tlgray-200/40 border-l-4 border-blue-600 px-6 py-4 mb-8"> <strong>TL;DR:</strong> Putting data back in the heart of "ethics" conversations. </div> <h2 id="why-i-picked-this-up">Why I Picked This Up</h2> <p>This book was mentioned in another workshop and I grabbed it right away. Sadly I&rsquo;ve not had the time to get to it yet.</p> <h2 id="my-take">My Take</h2> <p>I&rsquo;m looking forward to how she describes the brokenness of &ldquo;move fast and break things&rdquo;.</p> <h2 id="key-takeaways">Key Takeaways</h2> <ul> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> <h2 id="recommendation">Recommendation</h2> <p>Will share when I can.</p>https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/data-feminism/Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:35:20 -0700https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/data-feminism/<div class="bg-tlgray-200/40 border-l-4 border-blue-600 px-6 py-4 mb-8"> <strong>TL;DR:</strong> Data Science by whom? For whom? With whose interests in mind? </div> <h2 id="why-i-picked-this-up">Why I Picked This Up</h2> <p>Another recommendation from a workshop. I want to explore how this relates to black feminist thought to see if it can further improve my understanding of systems of oppression.</p> <h2 id="my-take">My Take</h2> <p>Not started yet.</p> <h2 id="key-takeaways">Key Takeaways</h2> <ul> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> <h2 id="recommendation">Recommendation</h2> <p>Will update when I can.</p>https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/the-costs-of-connection/Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:34:34 -0700https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/the-costs-of-connection/<div class="bg-tlgray-200/40 border-l-4 border-blue-600 px-6 py-4 mb-8"> <strong>TL;DR:</strong> How "Big Data" feeds people's lives into a Capitalist machine. </div> <h2 id="why-i-picked-this-up">Why I Picked This Up</h2> <p>I picked this book up after FAACT 2022, specifically the <a href="https://butterswords.com/blog/facct-2022-craft61-big-data-ai-global-south-notes/">Craft61 Big Data and AI in the Global South workshop</a>. Realizing it&rsquo;s been 4 years since that event, I find I need to consider how much effort I want to put into reading this book.</p> <h2 id="my-take">My Take</h2> <p>Not Started.</p> <h2 id="key-takeaways">Key Takeaways</h2> <ul> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> <h2 id="recommendation">Recommendation</h2> <p>Unclear. Will determine if I feel it&rsquo;s worth me reading first.</p>https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/all-too-human/Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:34:23 -0700https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/all-too-human/<div class="bg-tlgray-200/40 border-l-4 border-blue-600 px-6 py-4 mb-8"> <strong>TL;DR:</strong> How do human factors affect our interactions and perceptions of technology? </div> <h2 id="why-i-picked-this-up">Why I Picked This Up</h2> <p>I picked up this book because it was recommended by a friend.</p> <h2 id="my-take">My Take</h2> <p>Not Started.</p> <h2 id="key-takeaways">Key Takeaways</h2> <ul> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> <h2 id="recommendation">Recommendation</h2> <p>I will let you know when I figure it out.</p>https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/value-sensitive-design/Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:34:14 -0700https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/value-sensitive-design/<div class="bg-tlgray-200/40 border-l-4 border-blue-600 px-6 py-4 mb-8"> <strong>TL;DR:</strong> Is this the same as Design Justice? Let's find out!!! </div> <h2 id="why-i-picked-this-up">Why I Picked This Up</h2> <p>When I picked up Design Justice, I also started looking at other books in a similar vein. This one came up immediately. I have not read it yet because I got sidetracked and never came back. It might be time to compare it to Design Justice and see where they are compatible.</p>https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/emergent-strategy/Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:33:03 -0700https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/emergent-strategy/<div class="bg-tlgray-200/40 border-l-4 border-blue-600 px-6 py-4 mb-8"> <strong>TL;DR:</strong> What is "Emergent Strategy"? How does it fit with Systems Theory? </div> <h2 id="why-i-picked-this-up">Why I Picked This Up</h2> <p>A friend recommended Adrienne Maree Brown to me and I wanted to better understand what she brings to the table. So, I bought this book and am looking forward to exploring it from a systems perspective.</p> <h2 id="my-take">My Take</h2> <p>Not started.</p> <h2 id="key-takeaways">Key Takeaways</h2> <ul> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> <h2 id="recommendation">Recommendation</h2> <p>Will update when I know.</p>https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/ethical-machines/Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:32:29 -0700https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/ethical-machines/<div class="bg-tlgray-200/40 border-l-4 border-blue-600 px-6 py-4 mb-8"> <strong>TL;DR:</strong> AI Ethics as a risk management challenge? Color me intrigued. </div> <h2 id="why-i-picked-this-up">Why I Picked This Up</h2> <p>I picked this up in 2023, when I first met Reid as part of a workshop held by ARVA. I have not gotten around to reading the book because I find that much of what he says in public does not add value to my own thought. That said, it&rsquo;ll be worth reading through to challenge my existing biases and notions.</p>https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/capitalism-and-freedom/Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:32:09 -0700https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/capitalism-and-freedom/<div class="bg-tlgray-200/40 border-l-4 border-blue-600 px-6 py-4 mb-8"> <strong>TL;DR:</strong> The classic text for how people use justify "Capitalism" as it threatens society. </div> <h2 id="why-i-picked-this-up">Why I Picked This Up</h2> <p>I would not pick this book up unless someone sent it to me. My father chose to send it to me because he believes it will bring me closer to his beliefs. I plan to read this with an open mind so I may choose for myself how much, if any, of it I am willing to incorporate into my beliefs.</p>https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/how-not-to-use-ai/Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:31:52 -0700https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/how-not-to-use-ai/<div class="bg-tlgray-200/40 border-l-4 border-blue-600 px-6 py-4 mb-8"> <strong>TL;DR:</strong> What does a contrarian perspective to AI entail? </div> <h2 id="why-i-picked-this-up">Why I Picked This Up</h2> <p>Tyson Yunkaporta recommended this book in a public post and, based on how much I&rsquo;ve appreciated his thinking, I decided it would be worth exploring those thinkers he appreciates.</p> <h2 id="my-take">My Take</h2> <p>Not started.</p> <h2 id="key-takeaways">Key Takeaways</h2> <ul> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> <h2 id="recommendation">Recommendation</h2> <p>I will let you know when I know.</p>https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/embodied-ai-safety/Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:31:40 -0700https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/embodied-ai-safety/<div class="bg-tlgray-200/40 border-l-4 border-blue-600 px-6 py-4 mb-8"> <strong>TL;DR:</strong> What does Safety Engineering mean in the context of physical AI systems? </div> <h2 id="why-i-picked-this-up">Why I Picked This Up</h2> <p>After reading <em>Better Embedded System Software</em> I could not help but pick this up as soon as it became available. I have had to put it on hold three times this year and I am eager to pick it back up.</p> <h2 id="my-take">My Take</h2> <p>Not Started</p> <h2 id="key-takeaways">Key Takeaways</h2> <ul> <li></li> <li></li> </ul> <h2 id="recommendation">Recommendation</h2> <p>Every engineer, product manager, designer, or other participant in the process of developing physical systems that interact with, or rely on, AI.</p>https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/atlas-of-ai/Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:31:28 -0700https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/atlas-of-ai/<div class="bg-tlgray-200/40 border-l-4 border-blue-600 px-6 py-4 mb-8"> <strong>TL;DR:</strong> A deep exploration into the physical geography of developing AI. </div> <h2 id="why-i-picked-this-up">Why I Picked This Up</h2> <p>I picked this book up because I had heard about it in a workshop. It sounded like a good way to expand my understanding of where many of the externalities of frontier AI labs and providers occur. So far, it&rsquo;s been illuminating.</p> <h2 id="my-take">My Take</h2> <p>I&rsquo;m part of the way through and will update with more information as I go along.</p>https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/big-data-big-design/Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:06:35 -0700https://butterswords.com/bookshelf/big-data-big-design/<div class="bg-tlgray-200/40 border-l-4 border-blue-600 px-6 py-4 mb-8"> <strong>TL;DR:</strong> This book is worth picking up for teaching at the intersection of design and AI, at an introductory level. </div> <h2 id="why-i-picked-this-up">Why I Picked This Up</h2> <p>At the end of 2022, I was asked to review this book review for Taylor and Francis. It bridged several areas of interest I had and so I happily accepted. What came next was a few months of concerted reading and note taking as I tried to figure out how to position the book in context with everything else I was exploring. What I ended up with is that it was a book that in 2021 might have been seen as ahead of its time, in 2023 it is desperately needed. The review was published on May 25, 2023.</p>