Hello world
by Hannah Fry · first published 2018
71% recommend29% neutral
Why HN recommends it
Balanced, thoughtful look at how algorithms and AI affect people, with real cases such as a facial recognition mismatch. It offers a clear treatment of human judgment alongside machines.
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"Hello World takes us on a tour through the good, the bad, and the downright ugly of the algorithms that surround us on a daily basis. Mathematician Hannah Fry reveals their inner workings, showing us how algorithms are written and implemented, and demonstrates the ways in which human bias can literally be written into the code. By weaving in relatable, real world stories with accessible explanations of the underlying mathematics that power algorithms, Hello World helps us to determine their power, expose their limitations, and examine whether they really are improvement on the human systems t
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…day of the May robbery, Talley could be heard at his desk trying to sell mutual funds to a potential client." Today Talley is still trying to claw his way back to normalcy. In the outstanding book "Hello World" Hannah Fry examines Talley's story as part of a chapter on crime, AI and facial recognition. Reading Fry's book convinced me that facial recognition software simply does not work well enough to use in…
on “He spent 10 days in jail after facial recognition led to arrest of the wrong man” ↗…children. Don't know much about them, but they're worth looking into. https://www.packtpub.com/application-development/python-proj... https://www.nostarch.com/pythonforkids https://www.manning.com/books/hello-world https://www.nostarch.com/teachkids
on “Ask HN: Curriculum ideas for teaching programming to middle school kids” ↗…FACE: How a Facial Recognition Mismatch Can Ruin Your Life" https://theintercept.com/2016/10/13/how-a-facial-recognition... I found out about the facial recognition failures from he outstanding book "Hello World" by Hannah Fry. Fry tells the story of Steven Talley as part of a chapter on crime, AI and facial recognition. https://www.amazon.com/Hello-World-Being-Human-Algorithms/dp... Fry's book shows how/why…
on “Police Say They Use Facial Recognition Despite Bans” ↗Perhaps this: https://www.manning.com/books/hello-world-third-edition?expe...
on “Ask HN: Best intro to programming book for 2nd graders?” ↗Hannah Fry's book, "Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the Machine" explores this topic in a balanced and thoughtful way. Of course algorithms aren't perfect, but they are definitely useful tools that should be combined with…
on “Santa Cruz, California bans predictive policing in U.S. first” ↗…winning or losing strike[1]. The power of the court of public opinion is, that everything (hopefully) gets revealed instead of being confined to the opinion of a few select. [1]: This is mentioned in Hello World by Hannah Fry[2] [2]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38212157-hello-world
on “A Popular Mac App That Sent Users' Browsing History to China Has Been Removed” ↗Here are the 3 new books mentioned in the article: By the author of the article: Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms - Hannah Fry https://www.amazon.com/Hello-World-Being-Human-Algorithms/dp... Do Dice Play God?: The Mathematics of Uncertainty - Ian Stewart https://www.amazon.com/Dice-Play-God-Mathematics-Uncertainty...…
on “What Statistics Can and Can’t Tell Us About Ourselves” ↗