The Economy of Algorithms

AI and the Rise of the Digital Minions

Marek Kowalkiewicz

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LA TROBE UNIVERSITY PRESS
05 March 2024

Impact of science & technology on society; Artificial intelligence

An insider's guide to the invisible new economy that is reshaping our lives

Welcome to the economy of algorithms. It's here and it's growing.

In the past few years, we have been flooded with examples of impressive technology. Algorithms have been around for hundreds of years, but they have only recently begun to 'escape' our understanding. We are so impressed by what they can do that we give them a lot of agency. But because they are so hard to comprehend, this leads to all kinds of unintended consequences.

In the twentieth century, we had the economy of corporations. In the first two decades of the twenty-first century, we saw the emergence of the economy of people, otherwise known as the digital economy, enabled by the internet. Now we're seeing a new economy take shape- the economy of algorithms.

- How can we use algorithms to automate the boring parts of our jobs, enhance decision-making and drive innovation? - Where is the line between algorithmic 'help' and surveillance? - Can an algorithm take your job? - How do you advertise to a fridge? - Do algorithms dream of electric sheep? - Why is it so hard to predict where technology will go next?

These questions and more are answered by this exciting and ground-breaking book, which includes nine rules for flourishing in the new economy of algorithms.

'AI appears to be eating the world. How then to understand where this is taking us, both the promises and the threats? This book is for you. A down to earth tour that will help you understand how the algorithms are increasingly taking on human roles.' -Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist at the UNSW AI Institute and author of Faking It

'A damn well-written book . . . a thrilling, entertaining whirlwind tour of different AI algorithms and their industry applications.'-Tobias Lange, Senior Vice President, Siemens Digital Industries Software

By: Marek Kowalkiewicz
Imprint: LA TROBE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 233mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 410g
ISBN: 9781760644734
ISBN 10: 1760644730
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 05 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Marek Kowalkiewicz is founding director of the Queensland University of Technology Research Centre for the Digital Economy. He joined QUT from Silicon Valley, where he led innovation teams for one of the largest enterprise software vendors in the world. In 2023, Thinkers360 included him in its list of the Top 100 Global Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence.