âA deft, informative, and often screamingly funny primer on the ways that machine learning can (and often does) go wrong.â âMargaret Harris, Physics World âYou look like a thing and I love youâ is one of the best pickup lines everâŚaccording to an artificial intelligence trained by the scientist Janelle Shane, creator of the popular blog AI Weirdness. Shane creates silly AIs that learn how to name colors of paint, create the best recipes, and even flirt (badly) with humansâall to understand the technology that governs so much of our human lives. We rely on AI every day, trusting it for matters both big and small, from unlocking our phones to hospital care. But how smart is AI reallyâŚ? Shane delivers the answer to every AI question youâve ever asked, and some you definitely havenâtâsuch as: How can a computer design the perfect sandwich? What does robot-generated Harry Potter fan fiction sound like? And is the worldâs best Halloween costume really âvampire hog brideâ? In this smart, often hilarious introduction to the most interesting science of our time, Shane shows how these machines learn, fail, and adaptâand how they reflect both the best and worst of humanity. "I can't think of a better way to learn about artificial intelligence, and I've never had so much fun along the way." âAdam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals
