{"product_id":"awkward-intelligence-isbn-9780262047463","title":"Awkward Intelligence","description":"\u003cb\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: An artificial intelligence expert reveals the good—and the bad—about AI decision making, exploring the basics of AI ethics and AI design.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore we know it, artificial intelligence (AI) will work its way into every corner of our lives, making decisions about, with, and for us. Is this a good thing? There’s a tendency to think that machines can be more “objective” than humans—can make better decisions about job applicants, for example, or risk assessments. In \u003ci\u003eAwkward Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e, AI expert Katharina Zweig offers readers the inside story, explaining how many levers computer and data scientists must pull for AI’s supposedly objective decision making. She presents the good and the bad: AI is good at processing vast quantities of data that humans cannot—but it’s bad at making judgments about people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAI is accurate at sifting through billions of websites to offer up the best results for our search queries and it has beaten reigning champions in games of chess and Go. But, drawing on her own research, Zweig shows how \u003ci\u003einaccurate\u003c\/i\u003e AI is, for example, at predicting whether someone with a previous conviction will become a repeat offender. It’s no better than simple guesswork, and yet it’s used to determine people’s futures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZweig introduces readers to the basics of AI and presents a toolkit for designing AI systems. She explains algorithms, big data, and computer intelligence, and how they relate to one another. Finally, she explores the ethics of AI and how we can shape the process.Preface ix\u003cbr\u003ePART I The Toolkit 1\u003cbr\u003e1 Robo-Judges...with Poor Judgment 3\u003cbr\u003e2 The Fact Factories of the Natural Sciences 13\u003cbr\u003ePART II The ABCs of Computer Science 25\u003cbr\u003e3 Algorithms: Instructions for Computers 27\u003cbr\u003e4 Big Data and Data Mining 55\u003cbr\u003e5 Computer Intelligence 89\u003cbr\u003e6 Machine Learning Versus People 135\u003cbr\u003e7 Are We Literate Yet? 151\u003cbr\u003ePART III The Path to Better Decisions, With and Without Machines 153\u003cbr\u003e8 Algorithms, Discrimination and Ideology 155\u003cbr\u003e9 How to Stay in Control 177\u003cbr\u003e10 Who Wants Machines Making Decisions About People, Anyway? 193\u003cbr\u003e11 It's Time for \"The Talk\" about Strong AI 205\u003cbr\u003ePostscript 217\u003cbr\u003eGlossary 223\u003cbr\u003eNotes 229\u003cbr\u003eIndex 249“In an accessible and approachable way, Zweig engages with important issues ranging from technical AI to ethics.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Arthur I. Miller, Emeritus Professor, University College London; author of \u003ci\u003eThe Artist in the Machine: The World of AI-Powered Creativity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With sharp writing and amusing illustrations, Zweig’s critical look at AI in society is everything a citizen needs to know to be AI literate.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Nick Diakopoulos, Northwestern University; author of \u003ci\u003eAutomating the News: How Algorithms are Rewriting the Media\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Brimming with deep insights that are deftly explained and humorously illustrated, \u003ci\u003eAwkward Intelligence \u003c\/i\u003eis both illuminating and entertaining. It is a remarkably learned book of great interest to anyone committed to bringing more fairness, transparency, and accountability to automated decision making.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Frank Pasquale, Brooklyn Law School; author of \u003ci\u003eNew Laws of Robotics \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Black Box Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eKatharina A. Zweig is Professor of Computer Science at the TU Kaiserslautern in Kaiserslautern, Germany.\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304557498597,"sku":"NP9780262047463","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262047463.jpg?v=1767722023","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/awkward-intelligence-isbn-9780262047463","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}