{"product_id":"how-to-stay-smart-in-a-smart-world-why-human-intelligence-still-beats-algorithms-9780262548441","title":"How to Stay Smart in a Smart World: Why Human Intelligence Still Beats Algorithms","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow to stay in charge in a world populated by algorithms that beat us in chess, find us romantic partners, and tell us to \"turn right in 500 yards.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDoomsday prophets of technology predict that robots will take over the world, leaving humans behind in the dust. Tech industry boosters think replacing people with software might make the world a better place--while tech industry critics warn darkly about surveillance capitalism. Despite their differing views of the future, they all seem to agree: machines will soon do everything better than humans. In \u003ci\u003eHow to Stay Smart in a Smart World\u003c\/i\u003e, Gerd Gigerenzer shows why that's not true, and tells us how we can stay in charge in a world populated by algorithms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMachines powered by artificial intelligence are good at some things (playing chess), but not others (life-and-death decisions, or anything involving uncertainty). Gigerenzer explains why algorithms often fail at finding us romantic partners (love is not chess), why self-driving cars fall prey to the Russian Tank Fallacy, and how judges and police rely increasingly on nontransparent \"black box\" algorithms to predict whether a criminal defendant will reoffend or show up in court. He invokes \u003ci\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e, considers the privacy paradox (people want privacy but give their data away), and explains that social media get us hooked by programming intermittent reinforcement in the form of the \"like\" button. We shouldn't trust smart technology unconditionally, Gigerenzer tells us, but we shouldn't fear it unthinkingly, either.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGerd Gigerenzer is Director of the Harding Center for Risk Literacy at the University of Potsdam, Director Emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, and Partner of Simply Rational--the Institute for Decisions. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCalculated Risks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGut Feelings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Risk Savvy\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e How to Stay Smart in a Smart World \u003c\/i\u003e(MIT Press).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51615533662482,"sku":"9780262548441","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_98ea536b-2ccc-4785-9999-f0cb35942c06.jpg?v=1758101708","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-stay-smart-in-a-smart-world-why-human-intelligence-still-beats-algorithms-9780262548441","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}