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Hello World by Hannah Fry — WisdomDeck honest review
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Hello World

by Hannah Fry

Algorithms in justice, medicine, cars, crime and art: what they do well, where they fail, and how to stay in charge. Balanced and lucid.

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you want to understand the algorithms deciding things about you.

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you want technical ML.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Algorithms have biases.
  2. Keep humans in the loop.
  3. Trust but verify.

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