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title: "Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms"
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# Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    An enjoyable and informative read!
  

*by J***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 2, 2023*

I got this book as a gift and I very much enjoyed the humor and information provided here. Its a neat look at how Machine Learning can impact our lives and would reccomend this and Weapons of Math destruction to anyone wanting to get an overview to the field

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Excellent wake-up call for non-techies
  

*by H***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 22, 2021*

Although I've used computers since the 1980s, I am nothing near tech-savvy when it comes to understanding how they work. But I found this discussion of algorithms to be informative and down to earth. She discusses what algorithms are and why they are useful in many areas, including policing & criminal justice, healthcare, entertainment, retail sales, self-driving cars, etc. She devotes a chapter to the now-well-known truism that "if you are not paying for the data, you ARE the data," and how the info we volunteer so readily is used and monetized.  But the most important take-away from her book is her warning that algorithms will NEVER be perfected -- it's impossible -- and anyone who thinks they can be is setting up unrealistic expectations which, she says, are already rampant in the general public. She documents a number of mishaps and errors, some amusing but others downright terrifying (up to and including ruining peoples' lives), resulting from from our over-dependence on and misplaced trust in the infallibility of algorithms. Though software is an inevitable part of everyday life now, I'll never again think of any "smart" technology the same way.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Well Worth Reading
  

*by M***L on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 1, 2018*

The author addresses a subclass of Algorithms (defined p.7ff) and their effects, and potential effects, on society.  The subclass of algorithms addressed, which could reasonable be called computer programs, are those that can have a significant effect on people's lives.  What she is not talking about are things like the algorithm used to calculate a tangent or to multiply two matrices.  The algorithms address range from the massive data collected about people, used for advertising and other purposes, to potential design issues with self-driving cars, medical diagnosis, determining risk in the judicial system or the challenges in facial recognition.  These are big tasks and, for the most part, usually considered human functions.  Many of the algorithms involved are classed as 'machine-learning'.The author does a good job of pointing out some of the benefits and problems with these algorithms and provides some suggestions for the future.  She did, however, miss one of the most important things to warn against: Do not allow Microsoft to provide any life critical programs.The best part of the book is the extensive end-notes.  Although the author does not go into great details about the algorithms of interest, she does provide plenty of references which are useful for further research.From reading the book, and my own 40+ years in the computer field, the author appears to be more of a researcher about algorithms than an implementer of algorithms.  This results, I think, in a little bit of a lack of understanding about how some algorithms actually work, and what information can be gleaned from their operation (I am especially concerned with the machine-learning programs).I also strongly recommend the author's other book, 
  
The Mathematics of Love: Patterns, Proofs, and the Search for the Ultimate Equation (TED Books)

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