hello world being human in the age of algorithms

Cathy O'Neil, author of Weapons of Math Destruction Expertly told, wise and with a lightness of touch, Hannah Fry's brilliant exploration of how we live our lives in the age of AI will prompt arguments in pubs and over dinner tables for years to come.-Adam Rutherford, author of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived Computers used to be tools, then they were toys, and now they're all around us. The numerous, meticulously researched examples reveal the astonishing new world we're living in, one where secret decisions with ambiguous goals are deciding our individual and collective fates. For a reader unfamiliar with the technical aspects of AI, this book offers among the best lay explanations of how algorithms work., Mixing mathematics and storytelling, this book asks the big questions about algorithms and humans-and their future together., With refreshing simplicity, Fry explains what AI, machine learning and complicated algorithms really mean., This short, sharp book on the power and dangers of algorithms offers one of the clearest explanations of a complex subject., Hannah Fry makes algorithms sound not only quite interesting but an idea that we must understand better as they dominate more and more of our daily lives in ways we see and in many ways we don't., Hello World is an action-packed read during which you will be outraged, provoked, and challenged.

Hello world being human in the age of algorithms