The Age of Algorithms

by Serge Abiteboul, Gilles Dowek, K-Rae Nelson (Translation)

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 new look at our time, the age of algorithms. Creations of the human spirit, algorithms are what we made them. And they will be what we want them to be: it's up to us to choose the world we want to live in.

Genres: Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Nonfiction

200 pages, Paperback

Published February 29, 2020

Reviews

[Logan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Explained some questions I've had about economics/politics in a very outsider friendly way.
Gives a general overview of current struggles and ethics in the field of technology specifically computation.