The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI
The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorowby Cory Doctorow
Shares rank 91 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
Recommended by a few readers as an excellent read on AI and work, though one critic found it conventional anti-AI commentary.
Recommended by a few readers as an excellent read on AI and work, though one critic found it conventional anti-AI commentary.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 50%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1 recommender for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Excellent, worth reading by everyone
“Cory Doctorow's excellent The Reverse Centaur's Guide To Life After AI , which everyone should read”
Comment from 27 Oct 2026 in “AI promised less work. I've never worked more” Strong take on AI's effects
“Cory Doctorow's book The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI talks more about this.”
Comment from 4 Aug 2026 in “An Honest Review of AI Programming” “it is of course an excellent read”
Comment from 20 Oct 2026 in “Publish fake stats, get cited in LLMs”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Conventional anti-AI wisdom, not his best
“It's not one of his better works. It's all conventional anti-AI wisdom.”
Comment from 11 Jul 2026 in “Reverse centaurs are the answer to the AI paradox” “It's all conventional anti-AI wisdom.”
Comment from 11 Jul 2026 in “Reverse centaurs are the answer to the AI paradox” Seen as advertisement
“not worth reading as its just advertisement”
Comment from 7 Dec 2025 in “The Reverse-Centaur's Guide to Criticizing AI”
Other nonfiction books people recommend
The four most recommended other nonfiction books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| The Cuckoo's Eggby Cliff Stoll | 40 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Amusing Ourselves to Deathby Neil Postman | 36 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt | 24 | 12 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AIby Cory DoctorowThis page | 3 | 3 | 50% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Cory Doctorow's excellent The Reverse Centaur's Guide To Life After AI , which everyone should read”
“it is of course an excellent read”
“Cory Doctorow's book The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI talks more about this.”
“It's not one of his better works. It's all conventional anti-AI wisdom.”
“It's all conventional anti-AI wisdom.”
“not worth reading as its just advertisement”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.