Taming the Machine: Ethically Harness the Power of AI

Nell Watson

Book cover for Taming the Machine: Ethically Harness the Power of AI
Book cover for Taming the Machine: Ethically Harness the Power of AI
Book cover for Taming the Machine: Ethically Harness the Power of AI
Book cover for Taming the Machine: Ethically Harness the Power of AI

Taming the Machine: Ethically Harness the Power of AI

Taming the Machine: Ethically Harness the Power of AI

Nell Watson

View full details

Description

AI promises to transform our world, supercharging productivity and driving new innovations. Taming the Machine uncovers how you can responsibly harness the power of AI with confidence.

AI has the potential to become a personal assistant, a creative partner, an editor and a research tool all at once. But it also represents a threat to your livelihood, data and privacy. Taming the Machine offers the practical insights and knowledge you need to work with AI with an ethical and responsible approach.

In this book, celebrated AI expert and ethicist Nell Watson offers practical insights on how you can ethically innovate with AI. It delves into the ethical issues of unbridled AI, highlighting the challenges that it will bring to society and business unless we fortify cybersecurity, safeguard our data, and understand the dangerous potential of artificial intelligence.

Step into the future and supercharge your performance safely by Taming the Machine.

About the Author

Nell Watson is a researcher, writer, speaker and applied tech ethicist. She is President of the European Responsible AI Office, an AI Expert at Singularity University, and pioneers global standards as an AI Ethics Certification Maestro at IEEE. She advises leading organizations on their machine learning strategies, specializing in AI research and ethical advocacy.

Critical Reviews

"A clear, actionable guide for safer and more ethical AI."-- "Jaan Tallinn, co-founder, Centre for Study of Existential Risk"

"A great resource for anyone who wants to understand AI and to use it humanely."-- "Steve Omohundro, founder and CEO, Beneficial AI Research"

"Nell Watson has written the magisterial work on AI risk, including AI's encoded human warts, its relentlessly algorithmic amorality, and our inadequate means of taming it. A complete and compelling work."-- "Max Borders, author and co-founder, Future Frontiers"

"In this sweeping overview of the potential promises and perils of AI, Nell Watson masterfully combines a detailed understanding of the underlying technology and approaches being used to develop AI capabilities."-- "Jonathan Leighton, ethics strategist and author"

Publishing Information

Publisher: Kogan Page
Pub date: 2024-05-28
Length: 336 pages

The Allstora Membership

Membership Perks:

  • Save 30% on all online store purchases
  • Exclusive access to author's content
  • You pay less, but authors still earn double

Membership Terms:

First Month: $0.00
Monthly price: $5.00
  • To access membership discount simply log in and add to cart, discount applied automatically.
  • One month free trial, cancel anytime. Membership renews on the 15th of each month.