{"product_id":"hello-world-9781784163068","title":"Hello World : How to be Human in the Age of the Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for The Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou are accused of a crime. Who would you rather determined your fate - a human or an algorithm?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn algorithm is more consistent and less prone to error of judgement. Yet a human can look you in the eye before passing sentence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou need a liver transplant to save your life. Who would you want in charge of organ allocation?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn algorithm can match organ donors with patients, potentially saving many more lives. But it may send you to the back of the queue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou're buying a (driverless) car.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne vehicle is programmed to save as many lives as possible in a collision. Another promises to prioritize the lives of its passengers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich do you choose?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the age of the algorithm, the story of a not-too-distant future where machines rule supreme, making important decisions - in healthcare, transport, finance, security, what we watch, where we go even who we send to prison. So how much should we rely on them? What kind of future do we want?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHannah Fry takes us on a tour of the good, the bad and the downright ugly of the algorithms that surround us. In Hello World she lifts the lid on their inner workings, demonstrates their power, exposes their limitations, and examines whether they really are an improvement on the humans they are replacing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Hannah Fry\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePopular culture, Impact of science \u0026amp; technology on society, Popular science, Intelligent \u0026amp; automated transport system technology, Algorithms \u0026amp; data structures, Privacy \u0026amp; data protection\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 28 Mar 2019 by Transworld Publishers Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hannah Fry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57322375610746,"sku":"9781784163068","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781784163068.jpg?v=1790688184","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/hello-world-9781784163068","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}