Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World - Meredith Broussard torrent

Category: Adults, Computer, Science
Language: English
Keywords: Academic Artificial Intelligence Business Computer Science Education Nonfiction Programming Science Social Justice Technology

Written by Meredith Broussard
Read by Andrea Emmes
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

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 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.

Making a case against technochauvinism - 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; uses artificial intelligence to investigate why students can’t pass standardized tests; deploys machine learning to predict which passengers survived the Titanic disaster; and attempts to repair the US campaign finance system by building AI software. If we understand the limits of what we can do with technology, Broussard tells us, we can make better choices about what we should do with it to make the world better for everyone.

Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
Release date: 01-22-19