![]() ![]() So how much should we rely on them? What kind of future do we want? Welcome to the age of the algorithm, the story of a not-too-distant future where machines rule supreme, making important decisions - in healthcare, transport, finance, security, what we watch, where we go even who we send to prison. Yet a human can look you in the eye before passing sentence. Who would you rather determined your fate - a human or an algorithm? An algorithm is more consistent and less prone to error of judgement. 'One of the best books yet written on data and serves a place on the bestseller charts.' (The Times) Would you let an algorithm determine your fate? Hannah Fry lifts the lid on the world of algorithms, examining how they impact our future and whether they really are an improvement on the humans they replace. ![]()
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