Why did Kasparov lose to the computer Deep Blue, and what unexpected move did IBM’s programmers come up with to confuse the brilliant chess player?
How can computer algorithms be used to manipulate voters?
Should we trust GPS in everything?
How does Google quietly change our perceptions of the world?
Are we overestimating the power of computers?
To what extent does artificial intelligence manage our lives?
What information can be obtained by analyzing a person’s last 300 likes on Facebook—and how can that help advertisers increase sales by 50%?
In a detailed overview of the latest advances in artificial intelligence, Hanna Fry vividly shows how algorithms have changed—and continue to change—our lives in the most diverse areas, from politics and advertising to medicine and culture.