AI for Good: How Real People Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Fix Things That Matter

In contrast to the wave of noisy polemics around AI, AI For Good 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.”AI 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. Josh 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. This book