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In Artificial Intelligence: The Limits of the Possible, Meredith Broussard—a respected expert in computer technology—issues a clear-eyed call for realism. Having spent her life hearing that technology will save the world, Broussard remains fascinated by its creation but no longer blindly optimistic. She argues that widespread enthusiasm for computer applications has produced countless flawed digital systems. Challenging techno-chauvinism and the social illusion of technology as savior, Broussard embarks on a journey through the computer world: she risks her life driving an experimental autonomous car, uses AI to investigate why students fail standardized tests, applies machine learning to calculate Titanic passenger survival odds, and, as a data journalist, builds a program to uncover campaign finance irregularities in U.S. presidential elections. Only by understanding the limits of computer technology, she insists, can we harness it to truly improve the world. This is a grounded, thought-provoking read for anyone interested in the real capabilities and constraints of artificial intelligence.