title: Art of The Machine: A Book of Robots To Color
author: Craig Ludwick
description: I am humbled and grateful at the same time to have been blessed with this talent and the abilities I have been given. In turn I aim to bless others visually. For as long as I can remember I have always been doing some kind of art, whether it was watercolors at he table during the summer or making little comic strips and flip books in my classes in elementary school. I wasn't able to take a formal art class until my senior year in high school. When I finally had the extra slot, my senior year, I was put in drawing II. After a few weeks and a few drawings later, I was moved into the AP Studio Art class. From there I was really able to find the start of my potential as an artist. I would spend hours and hours in the art room and especially during my classes during the day.(some teachers didn't like that. lol) They couldn't stop me. That's what I really love about art. It allows you to be free inside your own world. My entire life has revolved around creativity, inspiration and being who you are. This is who I am!
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  > Contents
  
  * * *
  
  > >  _Title Page_
  
  > >  _Contents_
  
  > >  _Copyright_
  
  > >  _Dedication_
  
  > >  _Ghosts in the Machine_
  
  >  **The Paradox of Automation’s Last Mile**
  
  > > Humans in the Loop
  
  > > From Piecework to Outsourcing: A Brief History of Automation’s Last Mile
  
  >  **Demanding Work**
  
  > > Algorithmic Cruelty and the Hidden Costs of Ghost Work
  
  > > Working Hard for (More Than) the Money
  
  >  **Talking Back to Robots**
  
  > > The Kindness of Strangers and the Power of Collaboration
  
  > > Illustrations
  
  > > The Double Bottom Line
  
  > >  _The Task at Hand_
  
  > >  _Acknowledgments_
  
  > >  _Bibliography_
  
  > >  _Methods Appendix_
  
  > >  _Notes_
  
  > >  _Index_
  
  > >  _About the Authors_
  
  > >  _Connect with HMH_
  
  > >  _Footnotes_
  
  Copyright © 2019 by Mary L. Gray and Siddharth Suri
  
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