The efficiency paradox : what big data can't do / Edward Tenner.
By: Tenner, Edward [author.].
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018Edition: First Edition.Description: xxxi, 282 pages ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781400041398 (hardback).Subject(s): Industrial efficiency | Serendipity | Artificial intelligence | Big data | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Knowledge Capital | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies | SELF-HELP / History of TechnologyGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: "A bold challenge to our obsession with efficiency--and a new understanding of how to benefit from the powerful potential of serendipity Algorithms, multitasking, sharing economy, life hacks: our culture can't get enough of efficiency. One of the great promises of the Internet and big data revolutions is the idea that we can improve the processes and routines of our work and personal lives to get more done in less time than ever before. There is no doubt that we're performing at higher scales and going faster than ever, but what if we're headed in the wrong direction? The Efficiency Paradox questions our ingrained assumptions about efficiency, persuasively showing how relying on the algorithms of platforms can in fact lead to wasted efforts, missed opportunities, and above all an inability to break out of established patterns. Edward Tenner offers a smarter way to think about efficiency, showing how we can combine artificial intelligence and our own intuition, leaving ourselves and our institutions open to learning from the random and unexpected"--Summary: "bold challenge to our obsession with efficiency--and a new understanding of how to benefit from the powerful potential of serendipity"--| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
"A bold challenge to our obsession with efficiency--and a new understanding of how to benefit from the powerful potential of serendipity Algorithms, multitasking, sharing economy, life hacks: our culture can't get enough of efficiency. One of the great promises of the Internet and big data revolutions is the idea that we can improve the processes and routines of our work and personal lives to get more done in less time than ever before. There is no doubt that we're performing at higher scales and going faster than ever, but what if we're headed in the wrong direction? The Efficiency Paradox questions our ingrained assumptions about efficiency, persuasively showing how relying on the algorithms of platforms can in fact lead to wasted efforts, missed opportunities, and above all an inability to break out of established patterns. Edward Tenner offers a smarter way to think about efficiency, showing how we can combine artificial intelligence and our own intuition, leaving ourselves and our institutions open to learning from the random and unexpected"--
"bold challenge to our obsession with efficiency--and a new understanding of how to benefit from the powerful potential of serendipity"--