Book Review: The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines . By Matt Beane The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines. By BeaneMatt. New York: HarperCollins, 2024. ISBN 9780063337794, $32.99 (hardcover; 224 pp); ISBN 9780063337800, $13.99 (e-book; 288 pp).

Shruti Appalla

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  title        = {{Book Review: The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines . By Matt Beane The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines. By BeaneMatt. New York: HarperCollins, 2024. ISBN 9780063337794, $32.99 (hardcover; 224 pp); ISBN 9780063337800, $13.99 (e-book; 288 pp).}},
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Book Review: The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines . By Matt Beane The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines. By BeaneMatt. New York: HarperCollins, 2024. ISBN 9780063337794, $32.99 (hardcover; 224 pp); ISBN 9780063337800, $13.99 (e-book; 288 pp).

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