Synthetic Hate

“With the publication of his groundbreaking book Synthetic Hate, Lev Topor sounds a much needed alarm to an increasingly inescapable danger that is as insidious as it is subtle. His analysis runs very deep indeed, as he elucidates not only the technical intricacies of AI but also the human psychological pitfalls that make it so that make its users so vulnerable to manipulation. This book is a must-read for anyone who uses AI technology, which is just about everyone.”

David Patterson, Hillel Feinberg Distinguished Chair in Holocaust Studies, Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies, University of Texas at Dallas

“Lev Topor's Synthetic Hate offers a remarkable intellect and vigor to our current comprehension of AI and the significant danger it presents to Jews and other at-risk minorities. His exquisitely written book situates this threat within a historical framework, referencing the printing press, radio, and bureaucracy. While he recognizes that contemporary algorithms enhance the distribution, speed, and scale of hate, he does not yield to despair. Instead, he asserts that we have the necessary tools to alleviate a harm that is no longer merely theoretical because, as he argues, the same AI technologies that incite hatred can be more effectively utilized to identify and prevent it.”

R. Amy Elman, Professor of Political Science and Weber Chair of Social Science, Kalamazoo College

“Lev Topor has produced the essential guide to the emerging world of escalating, AI-driven antisemitism. Buttressed by definitive definitions and telling examples, Synthetic Hate documents both the damage already underway and the still more disturbing future that can be predicted. He addresses all the dangerous activities on social media, both the automated sources and those created individually. Read this book, and you will cease to be a victim of forces you cannot control.”

Cary Nelson, Jubilee Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois and author of College Zionists Confront the Abyss