Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World

by Meredith Broussard

Book Overview

A guide to understanding the inner workings and outer limits of technology and why we should never assume that computers always get it right.

In Artificial Unintelligence, 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262038005
• ISBN13: 9780262038003
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Mit Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher