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Scott, Kevin, 1972-

Reprogramming the American dream : from rural America to Silicon Valley--making AI serve us all / Kevin Scott with Greg Shaw. - First edition. - xii, 285 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-270) and index.

Contenido: Foreword – J.P. Vance
Introduction

Part I: Where We’ve Been

When Our Jobs First Went Away

The Career Choice I Made

Stories of Revival

The Intelligent Farm

Part II: Where We’re Headed, and How to Get There
5. AI: Why It’s Needed
6. AI: What It Is (and Isn’t)
7. How Models Learn
8. AI: A Threat or Boon to Jobs?
9. Politics and Ethics

Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Further Reading
Index

"Native rural Virginian and now Chief technology officer at Microsoft, Kevin Scott, discusses the future of AI and how it can be realistically used to promote growth even as the job landscape shifts"--

ISBN: 9780062879875

LCCN: 2019052522

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Technological innovations--Economic aspects--United States.
Artificial intelligence--Economic aspects--United States.
Automation--Economic aspects--United States.
Economic development--United States.

LC Class. No.: HC110.T4 / S365 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 338/.0640973