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AIQ: How People and Machines Are Smarter Together by Nick Polson, James Scott

hank's review

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4.0

This a 3 star for non-nerds and possibly a 4 for nerds. Story wise I thought Polson did a good job showing a variety of ways data science and statistics currently impact our lives and some of the future possibilities. The full title is acurately descriptive, this is a book less about AI, although it has some discussion and a ton about data mining, high level statistics and crunching numbers. The true nerds among my vast number of followers will note that, that is all AI is, filtering through data looking for a meaningfull signal. Machine intelligence accomplishes this by extrapolating or substituting different rules than the ones initially supplied.

I enjoy the pieces discussion that fact that although these statistical methods have been around forever, it has only recently that the combination of massive amounts of data and the computing power to deal with it has become available to really make it useful.

The way bias is introduced was also well done.

I don't think this is a recommend to everyone for me, it is a bit dry and he gets lost in the math at times but if you are already interested in the subject I think it is a solid book.

emmalahti's review

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4.0

I liked this book! It gave a nice history of AI, a definition of what it is, and an exploration of several applications of AI. I loved the stories used to explain concepts. I LOVED learning about Florence Nightingale (she is a BALLER) and the discussion on applications of AI to healthcare and government. I wish I got a stats minor!! I am now enamored with statisticians and techy geniuses who create solutions with AI. I want to devour info about these amazing solutions to increase efficiency!!

queenvalaska's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

vaderbird's review against another edition

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4.0

5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish

niamhestelle's review

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5.0

Really readable and made very powerful math and statistics not only easy to understand but downright interesting and EXCITING. and that's to me, a long-term 'math unlover' - which is a term my AI professor used frequently when teaching the mathy aspects of the course.
also,,,, justice for henrietta leavitt. absoulte icon and the closing paragraph on her chapter was both wildly cheesy and wildly moving and impactful.

bobareann's review

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4.0

I give these authors great credit for actually trying to explain how it all works.
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