{"product_id":"ai-for-good-how-real-people-are-using-artificial-intelligence-to-fix-things-that-matter","title":"AI for Good: How Real People Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Fix Things That Matter","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A lively, irreverent, and sharply observed critique of AI hype.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJosh Tyrangiel is a writer for \n\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic. \u003c\/i\u003eHe was previously the editor of \n\u003ci\u003eBloomberg Businessweek\u003c\/i\u003e and chief content officer for Bloomberg Media. A twelve-time Emmy and Peabody Award-winning producer, he created \n\u003ci\u003eVice News Tonight \u003c\/i\u003eon HBO and has produced numerous feature-length documentaries for HBO, Netflix, and Apple TV.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn contrast to the wave of noisy polemics around AI, \u003ci\u003eAI For Good\u003c\/i\u003e explores how, in practice, it can actually improve our lives and tells the stories of everyday citizens at the forefront of this new \"AI entrepreneurship.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAI is often framed as a force of radical transformation, either catapulting us into a utopian future or dragging us toward existential ruin. But this book tells a different story. It's not about high-profile tech CEOs who want to use AI to \"break shit,\" but about a bunch of smart pragmatists using AI to make the world better. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJosh Tyrangiel's journey into AI began with a late-night YouTube video featuring General Gustave Perna, the retired four-star general who orchestrated the distribution of Covid vaccines during Operation Warp Speed. Perna's success--and the end of the pandemic--depended on AI's practical ability to synthesize and standardize vast amounts of logistical data. AI wasn't the hero of the story--it was the tool that helped real people get things done. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book follows those people, who make up a kind of AI counterculture. It explores AI's quiet revolution in government services, medicine, education, and human connection--places where it's being used to amplify human judgment rather than replace it. It tells the stories of teachers, doctors, and bureaucrats who often stumbled into AI as a means to solve specific, tangible problems, often with no prior software expertise. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the loudest voices in AI debate doomsday scenarios and trillion-dollar market opportunities, this book focuses on those working in the messy, incremental, but deeply impactful space of AI practice. However, there is one big caveat--success is not guaranteed. Change is hard. Institutions move slowly. But even in failure there are lessons for everyone who's interested in using AI--carefully, thoughtfully--to build a better world today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/15\/2026 (EAN 9781668082508, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eTyrangiel, Josh\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJosh Tyrangiel is a writer for \n\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic. \u003c\/i\u003eHe was previously the editor of \n\u003ci\u003eBloomberg Businessweek\u003c\/i\u003e and chief content officer for Bloomberg Media. A twelve-time Emmy and Peabody Award-winning producer, he created \n\u003ci\u003eVice News Tonight \u003c\/i\u003eon HBO and has produced numerous feature-length documentaries for HBO, Netflix, and Apple TV.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496237695254,"sku":"9781668082508","price":34.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781668082508.jpg?v=1783057862","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/ai-for-good-how-real-people-are-using-artificial-intelligence-to-fix-things-that-matter","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}