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You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place
The Next Big Idea Club
"You look like a thing and I love you" is one of the best pickup lines ever...according to an artificial intelligence trained by the scientist Janelle Shane, creator of the popular blog AI Weirdness. Shane creates silly AIs that learn how to name colors of paint, create the best recipes, and even flirt (badly) with humans--all to understand the technology that governs so much of our human lives.
We rely on AI every day, trusting it for matters both big and small, from unlocking our phones to hospital care. But how smart is AI really...? Shane delivers the answer to every AI question you've ever asked, and some you definitely haven't--such as: How can a computer design the perfect sandwich? What does robot-generated Harry Potter fan fiction sound like? And is the world's best Halloween costume really "vampire hog bride"?
In this smart, often hilarious introduction to the most interesting science of our time, Shane shows how these machines learn, fail, and adapt--and how they reflect both the best and worst of humanity.
"I can't think of a better way to learn about artificial intelligence, and I've never had so much fun along the way." --Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals
Book Details
- Publisher: Voracious
- Publish Date: Mar 23rd, 2021
- Pages: 272
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.20in - 5.30in - 0.90in - 0.48lb
- EAN: 9780316525220
- Categories: • Applied Sciences• Topic - Language• Data Science - Neural Networks
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About the Author
What people are saying
Randall Munroe is a cartoonist, author, and engineer.
@JanelleCShane Thank you! Here are some #dalle2-generated posters you can use if your excellent book “You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It’s Making the World a Weirder Place” is adapted into a big-budget summer blockbuster https://t.co/84y5khxRSL
"Anyone with even a passing interest in artificial intelligence will get a kick out of this book, as it delves into machine learning algorithms and their limitations in an accessible, engaging, and often hilarious way... the book never gets dull thanks to witty and moreish writing"
Golf mad Irishman! Punctuate as necessary! Two great kids, very tolerant wife! Views expressed are private!
@rachelburden @rickedwards1 this book is a great grounding in the realities of AI. We are a long way from conscious AI but it’s a tech marketing persons dream. We shouldn’t go there but we are nowhere near. https://t.co/nDSi2EPXjx
What people are saying
Randall Munroe is a cartoonist, author, and engineer.
@JanelleCShane Thank you! Here are some #dalle2-generated posters you can use if your excellent book “You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It’s Making the World a Weirder Place” is adapted into a big-budget summer blockbuster https://t.co/84y5khxRSL
"Anyone with even a passing interest in artificial intelligence will get a kick out of this book, as it delves into machine learning algorithms and their limitations in an accessible, engaging, and often hilarious way... the book never gets dull thanks to witty and moreish writing"