The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI

Cory Doctorow explores what happens when people become assistants to the machines that are supposed to help them. From delivery drivers and warehouse workers to programmers checking AI-generated code, he examines how automation can reinforce corporate control rather than make working life easier.

Looking beyond the promises of the AI industry, Doctorow asks how we can reclaim technology as a tool that serves people, rather than requiring people to serve it.

Cory Doctorow · Verso · Hardback · English · 240 pages · June 2026 · ISBN 9781836745525.