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9781917391481

How to Make AI Useful Moving beyond the hype to real progress in business, society and life

by Reimer, Bryan; Lindkvist, Magnus
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    9781917391481

  • ISBN10:

    191739148X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2025-11-25
  • Publisher: LID Publishing

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Summary

We’ve heard it all before: AI will upend industries, kill jobs, and remake everything from healthcare to art. But between the hype and the hand-wringing lies a simpler, more pressing question: Is AI actually useful? And if so, useful for what, and for whom? 

How to Make AI Useful cuts through the noise. MIT researcher Dr. Bryan Reimer and Swedish futurologist Magnus Lindkvist blend decades of research, trendspotting, and hands-on experience to chart AI’s journey from dazzling gimmick to disruptive force – and now to indispensable tool. 

This isn’t another book about robot overlords or utopian tech dreams. Instead, it’s a rough guide to AI’s messy middle – the phase where machines meet human complexity. From automating the tedious to amplifying creativity, Reimer and Lindkvist show how to harness AI’s potential for real progress, long after today’s bubble bursts.  

Author Biography

Magnus Lindkvist is a renowned trendspotter, futurist, award-winning speaker and author of several books. He is based in Sweden, but his work takes him all over the world. Dr Bryan Reimer is a research scientist in the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics and the MIT AgeLab, in Cambridge, USA

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