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HELLO WORLD - HANNAH FRY KARTONIERT (TB)

_______________'One of the best books yet written on data and algorithms. . .deserves a place
on the bestseller charts.' (The Times)You are accused of a crime. Who would you rather
determined your fate - a human or an algorithm?An algorithm is more consistent and less prone
to error of judgement. Yet a human can look you in the eye before passing sentence.Welcome 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?Hannah 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.A BBC RADIO 4: BOOK OF THE WEEKSHORTLISTED FOR THE
2018 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE AND 2018 ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE

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