Luke Dormehl
The Formula
How Algorithms Solve All Our Problems – And Create More
Perigee, 2014
Что внутри?
Algorithms improve and manage your work, entertainment, opinions and love life. But at what cost?
Recommendation
Technology writer Luke Dormehl doesn’t speak for or against the growing influence of algorithms in your work and your life. Rather, he discusses the many ways algorithms, machine learning and “artificial intelligence” affect you in both areas. He discusses dating sites, algorithms that predict social and antisocial behavior, how algorithms will affect the job market, and how they define you to marketers, researchers, potential employers and even to yourself. He covers the positives and the possibilities for solutions to threatening problems, while warning of the many ways algorithms might also diminish human actions. He finds that the accelerating role and importance of algorithms could mean a different, perhaps reduced, role for humans in the future. This 2014 report remains important because it speaks to larger questions about the era of smart machines. getAbstract recommends it to futurists, investors, VCs and anyone who wants to consider what the future might look like.
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About the Author
Filmmaker, author and speaker Luke Dormehl specializes in technology and its human impact.
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