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    Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World
    Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World
    Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World
    Audiobook7 hours

    Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World

    Written by Meredith Broussard

    Narrated by Andrea Emmes

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    About this audiobook

    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.

    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; 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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJan 22, 2019
    ISBN9781977340412
    Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World

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    • 4/5
      Why computers are not as smart as people assume, and why real artificial intelligence is not in our immediate futures. talks about how the biases and assumptions of developers colors the tech we use and rely on.
    • 4/5
      Fun, interesting and thought provoking. What more could you want? The book delivers what the blurbs promise.