In a world saturated with information, social media, and artificial intelligence, our ability to think clearly and understand reality is being compromised. Algorithmic technologies let governments and private companies harvest our data, seize our attention, manipulate our emotions, and erode our cognitive freedom. These tools are unprecedented, far more potent than any disinformation or influence tactics of the past. Our minds are literally under siege.

How can we defend ourselves? Bruno Giussani does not only explain, in clear and accessible terms, what is actually happening behind the scenes of our digital lives. Rather, he also crafts a concise and indispensable "resistance handbook" that helps us make sense of our complex relationship with Al and other technologies, and teaches us how to use them without being used by them.