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When it comes to artificial intelligence, we hear either of a paradise on Earth or of our imminent extinction. It's time we stand faceto-digital-face with the true powers and limitations of the algorithms that already automate important decisions in healthcare, transportation, crime, and commerce. Hello World is indispensable preparation for the moral quandaries of a world run by code, and with the unfailingly entertaining Hannah Fry as our guide, we'll be discussing these issues long after the last page is turned. "With refreshing simplicity, Fry explains what AI, machine learning and complicated algorithms really mean." - Guardian "Fascinating and funny. I learned something on every page." - Tom Chivers, BuzzFeed "An action- packed read during which you will be outraged, provoked, and challenged." - Cathy O'Neil, author of Weapons of Math Destruction
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About the Author
Hannah Fry is an associate professor in the mathematics of cities at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at University College London. A regular presenter for the BBC, she lives in London and tweets @FryRsquared.
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- PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
- Publication date2020
- ISBN 10 0393357368
- ISBN 13 9780393357363
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages256
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