You Teach the Machines

AI On Your Terms

De: Jeff Pennington

Narrado por: Jeff Pennington

AI on your terms. Not theirs. You Teach the Machines helps people of all backgrounds understand, live with, and use artificial intelligence. Told through real examples drawn from finance, cooking, technology, marketing, health, music, driving, and more, You Teach the Machines will help you maximize benefit and minimize harm from the AI-driven change already happening in your life.

Find out what AI has to do with data privacy, the movie Trading Places, painter Bob Ross's Happy Little Clouds, the growth of the nuclear power industry, and your child or grandchild's classroom. Did you know that AI learns much like a baby? Understand the AI training cycle and how you participate in it-whether you realize it or not, you literally teach the machines. Did you know that AI can scale the expertise of specialized doctors? Discover how AI can enhance your health and provide rural residents with new access to medical care. Does this all feel new?

Learn how we've been here before: From the invention of the written and printed word to ChatGPT, You Teach the Machines shows how writing and books have transformed the use of human knowledge, just as AI is doing now. Historical anecdotes help to demystify and put powerful new artificial intelligence technology in a historical context relevant to your life and work today. Completely new to AI? Helpful hands-on exercises walk you through what AI is good at—and where it is still a work-in-progress. Gain actionable insight into the pitfalls and side effects of a new industrial revolution in human knowledge work. Most importantly, You Teach the Machines lays out a path to improve your work and life with artificial intelligence. On your terms.

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Even Better as an Audiobook!

I read the hardback version last summer. It was a fabulous read because of the author's first-hand accounts of working with AI. When I found out that Jeff Pennington had recorded the audiobook version, I downloaded it right away. It was even better listening to the author place emphasis where he thought appropriate, and I appreciated the injected humor hearing it in his own words. In fact, I burst out laughing a couple of times like the "Bad Kitty" anecdote. Mr. Pennington's reading of the book is as articulate and clear as his writing. The personal experiences and "use cases" included make this a a must read for all of us who are not AI experts. I promise you will enjoy this Audible book.

Solid review of the subject matter

This was an easy to understand presentation of the topic. The background of AI and how it works. It also illustrated important considerations that we all need to think about when using technology and how we are contributing to “teaching the machines”. Excellent for anyone just starting to learn about and understand AI.

Enlightening guide to demystify AI

Insightful and clear explanations that demystify how AI functions and uses data (including yours). With enlightening anecdotes and personal stories, Pennington provides an accessible path to understanding the morass of AI terms and reframed my perspective on data privacy, energy usage, and how to be better empowered for our rapidly unfolding world. Highly recommend.