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Prediction Machines
- The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence
- Narrated by: LJ Ganser
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Categories: Business & Careers, Management & Leadership
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Summary
"What does AI mean for your business? Read this book to find out." (Hal Varian, Chief Economist, Google)
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When AI is framed as cheap prediction, its extraordinary potential becomes clear: Prediction is at the heart of making decisions under uncertainty. Our businesses and personal lives are riddled with such decisions. Prediction tools increase productivity - operating machines, handling documents, communicating with customers. Uncertainty constrains strategy. Better prediction creates opportunities for new business structures and strategies to compete.
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PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- Open Mind
- 17-10-18
A realistic look at Machine Learning and AI
I found this to be an interesting book on Machine Learning and the Narrator keeps you engaged. It described how we can benefit from AI in our current generation. It clearly distinguishes AI and AGI and gives the pros and cons of regulation over data and compares the approaches different countries are taking on training their algorithms.
This answered my questions on what makes a machine smart?, what is algorithmic bias, should we be worried about automation taking over jobs? what will give countries a lead in AI? it doesn't overhype the technology but gives good examples of how prediction machines will become part of most of the devices we interact with in our daily lives
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- David Adams
- 26-12-20
prediction machine and mans judgement~☆
this has been a fascinating look at Ai/prediction machines, as used today, enhancing our life experiences/economies, with the caveat that it could be used by man for our subjugation too.
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- WJ Brown, Audible Customer
- 27-09-18
Not sure what I was expecting, but underwhelmed
There are good examples of applied AI discussed throughout (but almost all of which I’ve seen or heard previously), but I never felt that this was advancing my understanding of the topic in any meaningful way.
71 people found this helpful
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- Soap Maker
- 09-10-18
worth reading but not as enlightening as I hoped
nothing at all wrong with the narration and the book is definitely interesting to some degree, but I did find myself losing interest close to the middle of the book. the authors do present a useful perspective on AI.
20 people found this helpful
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- Frank
- 07-03-19
Endless recapitulation of the salient
Aimed at managerial types seeking to understand AI applications. Maybe good for the pointy-haired type...maybe. Much rehash of little material. Doesn't hold interest because there is little that is surprising and lacks a story-telling style. The authors should stick to writing introductory-level textbooks.
8 people found this helpful
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- Omar Kandeel
- 01-01-19
Unentertaining, but informative
I consider this book a good reference for business people and policy makers to understand the dimensions of AI and its various implications. The book can be a bit repetitive and I lost focus easily while listening. But it is a good source nonetheless.
23 people found this helpful
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- Tony Yunnie
- 08-10-18
Useful
An informative book. It is aimed at providing insight into AI for non-techies, no technical skills are assumed or required. I enjoyed the entire book, from the first to the last page.
22 people found this helpful
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- Wayne
- 28-06-19
How to make an interesting topic boring!
The secret to making a very interesting topic boring is seemingly endless repetition of the same ideas. Here we have an interesting topic that could be fully expressed in a magazine article stretched out to book length through repetition of the same ideas. In doing do the authors have insulted their readers/listeners.
13 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-11-18
Excellent read!
Excellent for those interested in the managerial, economic, and societal impact of Machine Learning. the authors offer a structured analysis of the implications of a technology that manages to be both rigorous and pleasant to read.
6 people found this helpful
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- J. D. Rolle
- 30-12-18
Disappointing
I liked the data, the facts, the story of what...which was well-done.
What could have been done better with more clarity was the “why”.
15 people found this helpful
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- Anonymous User
- 02-12-18
Outstanding baseline on AI
The authors did a fabulous job introducing and demonstrating the economics of AI using real world examples. Very well done and I recommend this book to anyone wanting a high-level, baseline understanding and portending of the technology.
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- K. Garreau Jr.
- 15-10-18
Captivating
Loved the economists view of this topic! A must read for anyone working in information technology, ML or AI.
4 people found this helpful