Fry reviews the opportunities and implications for those whose lives will be affected by the developments in machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). The essence of the book is summarised in its full heading – Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the Machine. Examining the Impact of developments in Machine Learning and AI Having read it, I fully recommend this book to anyone interested in how machines can be developed to analyse human behaviour and to take on human tasks. I quickly become engrossed, so knew this was a book that was definitely worth buying. Razia: Hannah, let’s start by getting you to explain to us what artificial intelligence is and how it has over time crept into everyday life to the point where many of us are probably not even aware of the way in which it is used and the way it uses us.Recently, I picked up the book Hello World by Hannah Fry and started skim reading the first page. They explore our relationship, trust, and increasing dependency on machines issues around privacy and if creating is solely a human skill or if technology can produce original art.
On today’s podcast, host Razia Iqbal discusses the rise in use and popularity of artificial intelligence with British novelist, scientist and 2020 Baillie Gifford prize judge, Simon Ings and mathematician Hannah Fry, author of 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize shortlisted book Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the Machine. Each episode includes discussions and interviews with prize-winning authors, judges and publishing insiders, with guests including prize winner David France ( How to Survive a Plague, 2017), publishing director at John Murray Georgina Laycock, 2020 prize judge Simon Ings, 2019 shortlisted author Hannah Fry, and many more. On the second series of the podcast, host Razia Iqbal will explore the increasingly popular world of non-fiction books.
To mark 21 years of rewarding the best non-fiction writing, The Baillie Gifford Prize has launched a new podcast generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.
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