{"product_id":"artificial-unintelligence-how-computers-misunderstand-the-world-9780262537018","title":"Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eA guide to understanding the inner workings and outer limits of technology and why we should never assume that computers always get it right.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eArtificial Unintelligence\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking a case against \u003ci\u003etechnochauvinism\u003c\/i\u003e--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 \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e disaster; and attempts to repair the U.S. campaign finance system by building AI software. If we understand the limits of what we \u003ci\u003ecan\u003c\/i\u003e do with technology, Broussard tells us, we can make better choices about what we \u003ci\u003eshould\u003c\/i\u003e do with it to make the world better for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBroussard, Meredith:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Meredith Broussard is an Assistant Professor in the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University. A former features editor at the \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e and software developer at AT\u0026amp;T Bell Labs and the MIT Media Lab, she has written articles and essays for the \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications.","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50646580265234,"sku":"9780262537018","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_43ccf9dd-a0f8-444a-a057-dd8fa3e6122c.jpg?v=1733180694","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/artificial-unintelligence-how-computers-misunderstand-the-world-9780262537018","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}