Ægte - A Little Book on Artificial Intelligence

Ida Ebbensgaard's Ægte - En lille bog om kunstig intelligens guides the reader through AI’s complex landscape with a calm and nuanced approach.

The book explores four central themes:

• Deepfakes as a challenge to democratic trust - focusing on how fake videos can undermine public trust.
• The possibilities and pitfalls of generative AI.
• Trust relationships in a digital society.
• The human being’s irreplaceable role in an AI world - where Ebbensgaard points out that "the more machine, the more human", and that empathy, critical thinking and authenticity are becoming increasingly important.

Ida Ebbensgaard adopts a stance marked by critical optimism. AI is not seen as a threat to humanity, but as a potential amplifier of human potential. At the same time, she clearly warns against issues such as bias, hallucinations and lack of transparency.

Reviewers highlight the book as an excellent introduction to AI and society’s ethical challenges. Ugeskrift for Læger (the Journal of the Danish Medical Association) calls it an excellent introduction for readers without a technical background. Kulturkapellet (the online culture magazine) highlights trust as a form of critical infrastructure in the book’s context.

Overall, Ægte is a well-written and relevant book for anyone interested in AI from a societal perspective.