Here’s a quick heads-up. Hello World is another book about algorithms, but one with a difference: it’s written by a mathematician. The result is an interesting perspective on why AI algorithms yield skewed results even when the data they’ve learnt from is as unbiased as possible.

The author, Hannah Fry, writes engagingly, so although the subject matter is about complex issues, it’s an easy read.

I’ve written a review of the book for Teach Secondary, and have been told that will appear in print in November 2019.

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