Algorithm of Empathy (Hardcover)

Deepak Kunnel

ISBN 13: 9798899297557

Published by Notion Press, 2025

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Hardcover. At the pulsating heart of Bangalore's tech empire, Vikram Mehra fights a silent human crisis: Will machines be able to learn empathy, or are we training them to become like us, with our ugliest biases? As the architect of Athena, a revolutionary AI reshaping industries, Vikram realises that its algorithms are quietly eroding lives-denying loans to the marginalized, mistaking grief for risk, and reducing human struggles to cold metrics.Set in the digital era, Algorithm of Empathy is a captivating tale of balancing corporate greed and ethics. From corporate boardrooms to the rain-soaked streets of Bangalore where protesters demand justice, Vikram must face the searing question of whether empathy is an algorithm that society should never outsource. This book challenges readers to consider what and who is left behind when progress is quantified in zeroes and ones. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Algorithm of Empathy (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Notion Press
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798899297557
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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At the pulsating heart of Bangalore's tech empire, Vikram Mehra fights a silent human crisis: Will machines be able to learn empathy, or are we training them to become like us, with our ugliest biases? As the architect of Athena, a revolutionary AI reshaping industries, Vikram realises that its algorithms are quietly eroding lives-denying loans to the marginalized, mistaking grief for risk, and reducing human struggles to cold metrics.

Set in the digital era, Algorithm of Empathy is a captivating tale of balancing corporate greed and ethics. From corporate boardrooms to the rain-soaked streets of Bangalore where protesters demand justice, Vikram must face the searing question of whether empathy is an algorithm that society should never outsource. This book challenges readers to consider what and who is left behind when progress is quantified in zeroes and ones.