Janelle Shane has a PhD in electrical engineering and a master's in physics. At aiweirdness.com, she writes about artificial intelligence and the hilarious and sometimes unsettling ways that algorithms get human things wrong. She has been featured on the main TED stage, and in the New York Times, The Atlantic, WIRED, PopularScience, All Things Considered, Science Friday, Marketplace, and more. She was named one of Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business, and an Adweek Young Influential. She is almost certainly not a robot.
"Shane's primer treats AI like a large, surprisingly clever, but
frequently discombobulated pet. It's an affectionately
down-to-earth introduction to the year's most hype-prone field of
tech, complete with charming illustrations. --theverge.com
"A delightful way to learn about the technology that's poised to
change our lives."--Annalee Newitz, author of Future of Another
Timeline
"A fun, commonsense guide to the technology that's shaping our
future."--William Poundstone, author of The Doomsday
Calculation
"An accessible primer... illustrated with charming cartoons,
oddball case studies (self-driving cars in Australia were confused
by kangaroos), and wry observations about the often-hilarious
failures of artificial intelligence to comprehend human
contexts."--Publishers Weekly
"An incredibly accessible, informative, and hilarious look at how
the AIs deciding things around us operate."--Ryan North, New York
Times bestselling author of How to Invent Everything
"AI, AI, AI, that's all you hear... but what is it, really? Why
should we care? And why is it driving so much innovation, remaking
our world seemingly day by day? Shane is a computer scientist and a
great guide."--Philadelphia Inquirer
"Ideal for those intrigued and/or mildly unnerved by the increasing
role A.I. plays in modern life (and our future), this book is
accessible enough to educate you while easing anxieties about the
coming robot apocalypse. A surprisingly hilarious read, it presents
a view of A.I. that is more "Office Space" than "The
Terminator."--The Wall Street Journal
"If you're interested in knowing more about machine learning and
artificial intelligence, or in trying to understand our robot
overlords, or if you just love weird and interesting science, you
can't miss this book."--David Ha, lead researcher, Google Brain
"If you're terrified that artificial intelligence is going to take
over the world, you clearly haven't asked a computer to write
pick-up lines, name pets, or do anything else social or creative.
Janelle Shane has, and she's the perfect tour guide to explain what
machine learning can and can't do--and why it's already affecting
your life. I can't think of a better way to learn about artificial
intelligence, and I've never had so much fun along the way."--Adam
Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals
"If you're worried about what AI is doing to the world, this book
may not exactly reassure you, but it will definitely equip you with
greater understanding. Recommended for anyone who wants to better
comprehend the strengths and limitations of artificial
intelligence, but also for anyone who likes watching computers fail
hilariously."--Gretchen McCulloch, New York Times bestselling
author of Because Internet
"Irresistibly funny and compelling."--Roy Peter Clark, author of
Writing Tools
"Janelle Shane has hit the trifecta--the most hilarious, most
educational, and overall best explanation of artificial
intelligence ever written (and drawn)."--Eric Topol, author of Deep
Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human
Again
"This accessible guide to AI and machine learning cuts through the
techno-hype... You Look Like a Thing and I Love You should be
essential reading."--Booklist
"What better way to explain AI than through examples of what it can
and cannot do? Shane is an expert at this and fills the book with
hilarious AI experiments as well as a bunch of complementary,
charming cartoons. Her writing style is also so approachable that
anybody, not just the engineer-minded or the tech-savvy, can
understand the often abstract concepts she details."--Ars
Technica
"While everyone else is making questionable predictions about the
future of AI, Janelle Shane cuts through the fog by telling you how
AI actually works. And even better: she makes it fun!"--Zach
Weinersmith, creator of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal and New
York Times bestselling author of Soonish
...a deft, informative and often screamingly funny primer on the
ways that machine learning can (and often does) go wrong.--Physics
World
One of the most anticipated books of the fall! - Adam Grant, Ars
Technica, Philadelphia Inquirer, Next Big Idea Club, BookPage
In a field often bogged down by technical jargon, [Shane]'s book is
a funny and accessible primer on AI, and her talk at TED 2019
addresses that the dangers of AI are much stranger than science
fiction might have you believe.--Adweek
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