Hello world
Subtitle: being human in the age of algorithms
By: Hannah Fry
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9780393634990
Subjects: Social aspects; Technology; Moral and ethical aspects; Algorithms; Information technology
Description: "Hello World takes us on a tour through the good, the bad, and the downright ugly of the algorithms that surround us on a daily basis. Mathematician Hannah Fry reveals their inner workings, showing us how algorithms are written and implemented, and demonstrates the ways in which human bias can literally be written into the code. By weaving in relatable, real world stories with accessible explanations of the underlying mathematics that power algorithms, Hello World helps us to determine their power, expose their limitations, and examine whether they really are improvement on the human systems they replace."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A Note on the Title
pagenum: ix; title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; title: Power
pagenum: 5; title: Data
pagenum: 25; title: Justice
pagenum: 49; title: Medicine
pagenum: 79; title: Cars
pagenum: 113; title: Crime
pagenum: 141; title: Art
pagenum: 175; title: Conclusion
pagenum: 197; title: Acknowledgements
pagenum: 203; title: Photograph Credits
pagenum: 207; title: Notes
pagenum: 209; title: Index
pagenum: 235