Help! My Toaster Is Smarter Than Me.: How AI is Taking Over Our Lives (and Cracking Jokes While Doing It)

By John Weston

Your toaster is smarter than you.

Not in a general sense. It can't write poetry or understand why you're stress-eating toast at 3 AM. But in its specific domain, it processes information, recognizes patterns, and makes decisions better than you do. And if your toaster is outthinking you at breakfast, what else is AI doing that you haven't noticed?

Welcome to the age of artificial intelligence, where the future isn't coming, it's here, and it's weird.

In this hilarious, terrifying, and ultimately hopeful guide to our AI-transformed world, AI tech entrepreneur and former hospitality expert John Weston takes you on a journey from the first chatbots to potential digital gods, making complex topics accessible through humor, storytelling, and more toaster metaphors than strictly necessary.

Inside, you'll discover:

Why your job might be safe from AI (hint: robots still can't fold fitted sheets)How students are using ChatGPT to cheat while teachers use AI to catch them-and why both are missing the pointWhat happens when your refrigerator starts judging your life choicesWhy AI doctors have better diagnostic skills but worse bedside manner than human physiciansHow we're accidentally creating a surveillance state because we really wanted our doorbells to have camerasThe bizarre reality of robots doing backflips while struggling with doorknobsWhy teaching ethics to machines is forcing us to confront our own moral confusionHow to thrive in an economy where your coworker might be an algorithm

Perfect for:

Anyone who uses technology but doesn't understand it (so, everyone)People worried about AI taking their jobsParents trying to understand what their kids are doing with ChatGPTProfessionals who need to adapt to AI but don't know where to startHumans who want to remain relevant in an increasingly artificial world

This isn't another dry technical manual or breathless futurism book. It's a practical, entertaining guide to navigating the most transformative period in human history; written for normal people who just want to understand what's happening and what to do about it.

From education to warfare, from your smart home to Mars colonies, from deepfakes to digital doctors, Weston covers the complete landscape of our AI revolution with insight, humor, and refreshing honesty about both the promises and perils ahead.

Most importantly, this book will show you that while AI might be smarter than you at specific tasks, you're still the one who decides what matters and that might be the most important intelligence of all.

"Part survival guide, part comedy show, part existential crisis; exactly what we need to understand AI." - Kevin W.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FRN52DCZ
• ISBN13: 9798265714213
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"