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Author Shane, Janelle, author.

Title You look like a thing and I love you : how artificial intelligence works and why it's making the world a weirder place / Janelle Shane.

Publication Info. New York : Voracious/Little, Brown and Company, 2019.

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  COMPUTER 006.3 SHANE    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  006.3 SHANE    DUE 05-06-24
Edition First edition.
Description 259 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-252) and index.
Summary "You look like a thing and I love you" is one of the best pickup lines ever... according to an artificial intelligence trained by scientist Janelle Shane, creator of the popular blog AI Weirdness. She creates silly AIs that learn how to name paint colors, create the best recipes, and even flirt (badly) with humans--all to understand the technology that governs so much of our daily lives. We rely on AI every day for recommendations, for translations, and to put cat ears on our selfie videos. We also trust AI with matters of life and death, on the road and in our hospitals. But how smart is AI really... and how does it solve problems, understand humans, and even drive self-driving cars? Shane delivers the answers to every AI question you've ever asked, and some you definitely haven't. Like, how can a computer design the perfect sandwich? What does robot-generated Harry Potter fan-fiction look like? And is the world's best Halloween costume really "Vampire Hog Bride"? In this smart, often hilarious introduction to the most interesting science of our time, Shane shows how these programs learn, fail, and adapt--and how they reflect the best and worst of humanity. You Look Like a Thing and I Love You is the perfect book for anyone curious about what the robots in our lives are thinking."--Amazon.
Subject Artificial intelligence -- Popular works.
Technology -- Social aspects -- Popular works.
Artificial intelligence. (OCoLC)fst00817247
Technology -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01145202
Genre/Form Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
ISBN 9780316525244
0316525243
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