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Hello world hannah fry6/4/2023 ![]() In this book, however, mathematician Hannah Fry takes a step back, encouraging the reader to remember that algorithms don’t claim to be all-knowing, they just provide their best guess to the problems we’ve set them.įry examines topical decision-making algorithms under seven themed chapters: power, data, justice, medicine, cars, crime and art. And there’s a sense of helplessness in much of the coverage implying the inevitable take-over of corrupt corporate giants, or worse – cold, inhuman AIs. Recent news reports of intrusive political campaign tactics, for example, have seen algorithms discussed in the same breath as conspiracy theories. A lot of what we hear about machine learning in the media focuses on its potential to manipulate us. Even just reading the blurb of Hello World serves as a reminder of just of how much of our daily experiences are already and increasingly will be influenced by algorithms, a fact that sits uneasily with most people. ![]() ‘I don’t like the look of your book,’ my housemate says. ![]()
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