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Artificial Unintelligence - How Computers Misunderstand the World (Paperback)
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Artificial Unintelligence - How Computers Misunderstand the World (Paperback)
Series: The Mit Press
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A guide to understanding the inner workings and outer limits of
technology and why we should never assume that computers always get
it right. In Artificial Unintelligence, Meredith Broussard argues
that our collective enthusiasm for applying computer technology to
every aspect of life has resulted in a tremendous amount of poorly
designed systems. We are so eager to do everything
digitally-hiring, driving, paying bills, even choosing romantic
partners-that we have stopped demanding that our technology
actually work. Broussard, a software developer and journalist,
reminds us that there are fundamental limits to what we can (and
should) do with technology. With this book, she offers a guide to
understanding the inner workings and outer limits of technology-and
issues a warning that we should never assume that computers always
get things right. Making a case against technochauvinism-the belief
that technology is always the solution-Broussard argues that it's
just not true that social problems would inevitably retreat before
a digitally enabled Utopia. To prove her point, she undertakes a
series of adventures in computer programming. She goes for an
alarming ride in a driverless car, concluding "the cyborg future is
not coming any time soon"; uses artificial intelligence to
investigate why students can't pass standardized tests; deploys
machine learning to predict which passengers survived the Titanic
disaster; and attempts to repair the U.S. campaign finance system
by building AI software. If we understand the limits of what we can
do with technology, Broussard tells us, we can make better choices
about what we should do with it to make the world better for
everyone.
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