π Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the Machine
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Title:
Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the Machine
Author(s):
Hannah Fry
Initial thoughts & reason for reading:
My curiosity around algorithms and machines has only been increasing, particularly with how theyβre being used across many different industries.
Wanting to learn about how these algorithms can be used and whether they are better or worse than the human counterpart.
Looking forward to getting stuck into this one.
Final thoughts once read:
I enjoyed this book, but this was the first time I approached reading a non-fiction book slightly differently, instead of trying to read it in order, I jumped around a bit and looked at the bits that seemed interesting to me.
I definitely found this to be a much more enjoyable experience and reading about how algorithms affect medical care, crime and art was interesting.
It's certainly given me an appreciation of how much data affects everything we do and how easily (and difficult) it can be for algorithms to improve (or destroy) our lives.
Rating:
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