Review: Faking It; Artificial Intelligence in a Human World by Toby Walsh
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Review: Faking It; Artificial Intelligence in a Human World by Toby Walsh

Hindustan Times  

“This book is out of date.” Thus begins Toby Walsh’s Faking It: Artificial Intelligence in a Human World. According to Walsh, “It won’t be robots putting humans out of work, but humans who use AI taking over the jobs of humans who don’t.” 234pp, ₹499; Speaking Tiger Consisting of 10 chapters covering a range of issues from faking intelligence to faking creativity to sharing possible solutions to combat fakery, this book conveys complex ideas in accessible language. “But deep learning isn’t the only reason for AI tools making headlines today,” Walsh writes. Walsh notes that it attracted “over a million users in the first five days after its launch, and 100 million unique visitors per month shortly after.” He compares ChatGPT’s hit response with Spotify and Instagram.

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