The Age of Algorithms

by Serge Abiteboul and Gilles Dowek

Book Overview

Algorithms are probably the most sophisticated tools that people have had at their disposal since the beginnings of human history. They have transformed science, industry, society. They upset the concepts of work, property, government, private life, even humanity. Going easily from one extreme to the other, we rejoice that they make life easier for us, but fear that they will enslave us. To get beyond this vision of good vs evil, this book takes a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108745423
• ISBN13: 9781108745420
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"