

Artificial Unintelligence
How Computers Misunderstand the World
Author: Meredith Broussard
Narrator: Andrea Emmes
Unabridged: 7 hr 46 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 01/22/2019
Synopsis
Making a case against technochauvinism—the belief that technology is always the solution—Broussard argues that it's just not true that social problems would inevitably retreat before a digitally enabled Utopia. To prove her point, she undertakes a series of adventures in computer programming. She goes for an alarming ride in a driverless car; uses artificial intelligence to investigate why students can't pass standardized tests; deploys machine learning to predict which passengers survived the Titanic disaster; and attempts to repair the U.S. campaign finance system by building AI software. If we understand the limits of what we can do with technology, Broussard tells us, we can make better choices about what we should do with it to make the world better for everyone.