Taming the Machine: Ethically Harness the Power of AI
Author(s): Nell Watson (Author)
- Publisher: Kogan Page
- Publication Date: 3 May 2024
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 336 pages
- ISBN-10: 1398614327
- ISBN-13: 9781398614321
Book Description
WINNER: Choice Reviews – Outstanding Academic Title, 2025
WINNER: Goody Business Book Award 2024 – Technology – General
AI promises to transform our world, supercharging productivity and driving new innovations. Taming the Machine uncovers how you can responsibly harness the power of AI with confidence.
AI has the potential to become a personal assistant, a creative partner, an editor and a research tool all at once. But it also represents a threat to your livelihood, data and privacy. Taming the Machine offers the practical insights and knowledge you need to work with AI with an ethical and responsible approach.
In this book, celebrated AI expert and ethicist Nell Watson offers practical insights on how you can ethically innovate with AI. It delves into the ethical issues of unbridled AI, highlighting the challenges that it will bring to society and business unless we fortify cybersecurity, safeguard our data, and understand the dangerous potential of artificial intelligence.
Step into the future and supercharge your performance safely by Taming the Machine.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“A clear, actionable guide for safer and more ethical AI.” ― Jaan Tallinn, co-founder, Centre for Study of Existential Risk
“A great resource for anyone who wants to understand AI and to use it humanely.” ―
Steve Omohundro, founder and CEO, Beneficial AI Research
“Nell Watson has written the magisterial work on AI risk, including AI’s encoded human warts, its relentlessly algorithmic amorality, and our inadequate means of taming it. A complete and compelling work.” ―
Max Borders, author and co-founder, Future Frontiers
“In this sweeping overview of the potential promises and perils of AI, Nell Watson masterfully combines a detailed understanding of the underlying technology and approaches being used to develop AI capabilities.” ―
Jonathan Leighton, ethics strategist and author
From the Back Cover
Demystify AI and discover how it can improve your productivity and innovation at work with Taming the Machine, an accessible and comprehensive insight into the practical mechanisms, ethics and potential of AI.
About the Author
Nell Watson is a researcher, writer, speaker and applied tech ethicist. She advises leading organizations on their machine learning strategies, specializing in AI research and ethical advocacy. She is the President of the European Responsible AI Office and Chair of the IEEE Standards Association Agentic AI Expert Focus Group. She has worked on the IEEE 7001 AI Ethics Standards, the ECPAIS Transparency Certification, the Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist exam and completed a Talos Fellowship. She is the author of Taming the Machine published by Kogan Page and is based in Belfast, UK.
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