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I thought this was a brilliant read on AI although I spent most of it thinking ‘how can this be allowed to happen‘ (especially in regard to deep fakes 😤). It was giving me anxiety thinking of the world we‘re living in with AI becoming more prominent as a lot of seemed quite bad - however the audio came with a 30min interview with the author which sort of offered a more balanced approach to it- she talked of how it could be used in positive ways.

I‘m so glad this was on the women‘s prize list, because that made sure I read it, and I‘m really glad I did. Murgia looks at the various ways AI is being used or developed, from the good (medical uses) to the bad (so many, but deep fakes especially made me shudder). Of course humans are training the AI, so it not only takes on our prejudices but amplifies them. This is good for all of us to know about.

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Really interesting and a lot more accessible than I expected.

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I was worried that this #womensprize for NF long lister would be a bit dry but it wasn‘t. (I‘d tried to start Vulture Capitalism which I found difficult to get into so thought this may be the same).

The author uses real-life people and their stories to discuss the impact of AI, both good and bad, which makes it an interesting and accessible read.

Covering areas such as facial recognition, health apps and crime statistics I‘d recommend it.