{"product_id":"the-bullwhips-algorithm-artificial-intelligence-and-americas-racial-caste-system-kamau-bobb-hardcover","title":"The Bullwhip's Algorithm: Artificial Intelligence and America's Racial Caste System -- Kamau Bobb, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Kamau Bobb writes with a piercing clarity about race, history, and technology that does not comfort but confronts. His words do not allow you the luxury of distance. They leave you sharper, more aware, and undeniably changed about the AI crisis we are living through.\"--Bettina L. Love, author of \u003ci\u003ePunished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA meditation on race, technology, and the fight for equitable education \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEducated citizens are the lifeforce of democracy. Across all aspects of modern life, and especially in education, AI is raising existential questions. Like any new technology, it is both transformative and problematic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this smart exploration of tech, race, and society, Dr. Kamau Bobb meditates on the convergence of American memory and the promises of AI in education. At this critical milestone in American history, this book argues that enthusiasm and clamor for AI are a veil for the vacuous neglect of our nation's racist past. Bobb encourages readers to pause and examine the actual foundation on top of which the grand claims of AI's potential in education are being built, raising questions like: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow does AI change the fundamental structure of American education?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow does the application of AI enabled tools affect educational outcomes in schools that are profoundly segregated?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen the purveyors of these technologies claim that they will close gaps and improve the educational experience for all students, what does that really mean?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerican educational history is overflowing with abuse, segregation, substandard structures, and smoldering scorn. This book grapples with the challenges ahead in achieving equitable education as AI transforms and the nation retracts. At this convergence of technology and racial backlash in education, Bobb provides lessons from America's past to light the path ahead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kamau Bobb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807023433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKamau Bobb\u003c\/b\u003e is the founding Senior Director of the Constellations Center for Education in Computing at Georgia Tech. He is the former Director of STEM Education Strategy and Research at Google and a former Program Officer at the National Science Foundation in the Directorate of Computer and Information Science and Engineering. During his federal service, he served on President Obama's MBK STEM Taskforce. Prior to his appointment, Dr. Bobb was the Director of the STEM Initiative for the University System of Georgia. Dr. Bobb holds a PhD in Science and Technology Policy from Georgia Tech and MS and BS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kamau Bobb","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68209291100388,"sku":"9780807023433","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780807023433.jpg?v=1794297726","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-bullwhips-algorithm-artificial-intelligence-and-americas-racial-caste-system-kamau-bobb-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}