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From two of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI, what you need to know about AI—and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and products
Confused about AI and worried about what it means for your future and the future of the world? You’re not alone. AI is everywhere—and few things are surrounded by so much hype, misinformation, and misunderstanding. In AI Snake Oil, computer scientists Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor cut through the confusion to give you an essential understanding of how AI works and why it often doesn’t, where it might be useful or harmful, and when you should suspect that companies are using AI hype to sell AI snake oil—products that don’t work, and probably never will.
While acknowledging the potential of some AI, such as ChatGPT, AI Snake Oil uncovers rampant misleading claims about the capabilities of AI and describes the serious harms AI is already causing in how it’s being built, marketed, and used in areas such as education, medicine, hiring, banking, insurance, and criminal justice. The book explains the crucial differences between types of AI, why organizations are falling for AI snake oil, why AI can’t fix social media, why AI isn’t an existential risk, and why we should be far more worried about what people will do with AI than about anything AI will do on its own. The book also warns of the dangers of a world where AI continues to be controlled by largely unaccountable big tech companies.
By revealing AI’s limits and real risks, AI Snake Oil will help you make better decisions about whether and how to use AI at work and home.
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<br> Publisher : Princeton University Press (September 24, 2024) <br> Language : English <br> Hardcover : 360 pages <br> ISBN-10 : 069124913X <br> ISBN-13 : 978-0691249131 <br> Item Weight : 1.4 pounds <br> Dimensions : 5.7 x 1.5 x 8.6 inches <br>
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Devishobha Chandramouli –
Sayash in his cool and calm demeanor unravels the complex space of AI, specifically demystifying whats possible and whats not.
Placeholder –
A must read for anyone who is interested in AI! Not only for Computer or AI professionals, but for all of us, whose lives are impacted by AI.
1996_Amazon_user –
Useful text on dangers of predictive AI and principles for AI adoption
I’m a reader of Narayanan’s and Kapoor’s newsletter but still found plenty of new and useful information in this new book. Specifically, not only their perspectives on the challenges of predictive AI but also their pragmatic use cases, cautionary tales, and suggestions for combating the multiple forces that are pushing predictive AI. Similarly, their observations around the disparate groups that may contribute to AI hype were unique and they included pragmatic advice to sift through the hype. Finally, readers will benefit from their plain language discussion around what is probably hype, what probably isn’t hype, and which applications of AI we should pay attention to because of the potential or already-demonstrated instances of abuse.
Aleksandra –
A must read for anyone developing, using or thinking of regulating AI
I recommend this book to anyone who is thinking about the impacts of AI on individuals and society, and how to play a role in shaping the future towards positive outcomes. The book presents a clear and convincing exposition of AI’s limitations and harms and offers a constructive perspective on how to think about them. The examples used to illustrate the points are relevant and top-of-mind for any reader thinking about this space. Bravo!