![]() ![]() She gives a brief introduction to the types of algorithms programmers use, and hints at the power they wield in our lives. Fry showcases the almost miraculous potential of algorithms, while also being careful to illustrate their deep-set (and sometimes fatal) faults.įry, a math professor at University College London, takes on a big subject, whose scope I appreciate even more after reading Hello World. ![]() ![]() This tension lies at the core of Hannah Fry’s approachable if at times disconcerting new book, Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms. In other words, the difficulty with designing algorithms is teaching them how to be more human-but without human imperfections. It doesn’t matter if your car can switch lanes perfectly if it can’t tell the difference between smooth white metal and open sky. “What’s hard is all the problems with driving that have nothing to do with driving,” says Oxford robotics professor Paul Newman. Programming driverless cars is a formidable task, and not just because the stakes are so high. The Tesla continued driving underneath the trailer until it veered off and hit a tree. The navigation system, thinking the side of the trailer was just a bright sky, had directed the car full-speed into the truck. In July 2016, an autopilot-controlled Tesla crashed into a white tractor-trailer on a highway in Florida. ![]()
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