Rebooting the Machines: A New Human Vision for Artificial Intelligence
Why we picked it
This book for parents and older teens shows that the future of AI will be shaped by the values people bring to it, and it comes from a roboticist who began her career at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Our review
Written for adults and older teens, Rebooting the Machines comes from a roboticist who spent three decades building AI and now argues it needs a moral compass that only people can provide. Howard skips both the hype and the panic and gives readers practical ways to shape the technology. AI’s values are ours to write.
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About this book
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Who decides what artificial intelligence values? Roboticist Dr. Ayanna Howard has spent three decades researching AI and robotics, and she has long been optimistic about what the technology can do. In Rebooting the Machines, she explains why that optimism now comes with a warning. AI, including robotics, is not built with a moral center, and most of the people who build it are not trained ethicists. As a Black woman working in robotics, Howard knows how often systems end up serving a few people at the expense of many. If AI is going to serve everyone, the rest of us have to supply the values it lacks. Howard pairs big ideas with practical suggestions on issues like algorithmic bias, the future of work, and what it takes for people to trust intelligent machines. Rejecting both hype and panic, this book clearly shows how anyone can take an active role in shaping AI for good.
Resource details
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- Book
- Age ranges
- High School
- Careers
- AI Research Scientist
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