Hello World

“With refreshing simplicity, Fry explains what AI, machine learning and complicated algorithms really mean.” – Guardian“Fascinating and funny. I learned something on every page.” – Tom Chivers - Buzzfeed“An action-packed read during which you will be outraged, provoked, and challenged.” – Cathy O’Neil, author of Weapons of Math Destruction“This short, sharp book on the power and dangers of algorithms offers one of the clearest explanations of a complex subject.” – Financial Times“Hannah Fry is one of the best STEM explainers and popularizers today.” – Forbes“For a reader unfamiliar with the technical aspects of AI, this book offers among the best lay explanations of how algorithms work.” – Science“Mixing mathematics and storytelling, this book asks the big questions about algorithms and humans—and their future together.” – Literary Hub“A lucid and timely analysis.” – Booklist (starred review)“A well-constructed tour of technology and its discontents—timely, too, given the increasing prominence of AI in our daily lives.” – Kirkus Reviews

Hannah Fry is Professor of the Public Understanding of Mathematics at Cambridge University and the author of Hello World. With Adam Rutherford, she hosts the BBC Radio 4 show The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry. She lives in London.