Making Sense of AI_ Our Algorithmic World_Anthony Elliott.pdf

Making Sense of AI Making Sense of AI Our Algorithmic World Anthony Elliott polity Copyright © Anthony Elliott 2022 The right of Anthony Elliott to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published in 2022 by Polity Press Polity Press 65 Bridge Street Cambridge CB2 1UR, UK Polity Press 101 Station Landing Suite 300 Medford, MA 02155, USA All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purpose of criticism and review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-4889-7 ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-4890-3 (pb) A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Elliott, Anthony, 1964- author. Title: Making sense of AI : our algorithmic world / Anthony Elliott. Description: Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2021. | Includes bibliographical  references and index. | Summary: "An expert and essential introduction  to AI in the modern world"-- Provided by publisher. Identifiers: LCCN 2021014427 (print) | LCCN 2021014428 (ebook) | ISBN  9781509548897 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509548903 (paperback) | ISBN  9781509548910 (epub) | ISBN 9781509550845 (pdf) Subjects: LCSH: Artificial intelligence--Social aspects. | Change. |  Civilization, Modern--21st century. Classification: LCC Q335 .E375 2021 (print) | LCC Q335 (ebook) | DDC  006.3--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021014427 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021014428 Typeset in 10.5 on 12pt Sabon by Fakenham Prepress Solutions, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 8NL Printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon The publisher has used its best endeavours to ensure that the URLs for external