Kate Crawford and Vladan Joler's "Anatomy of an AI System" digs deeply into the Amazon Echo, exposing the intricate structure of human labour, information, and resources that go into making these devices work. It's similar to opening the hood of your car to find a whole connected city of components that move, but with Echoes.

A huge chain reaction occurs when you ask Alexa to play your favourite music in a casual manner. The twist is that a whole orchestra of people, resources, and environmental costs are involved in the background, working behind the scenes. It goes beyond simply owning the newest technology to comprehend the entire complex process—from conception to implementation—and how it affects our world.