The Forbidden Code (Paperback)
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Editorial: Independently Published, 2025
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Paperback. What if AI's first sin was already written in its code?The Forbidden Code is both a parable and a practice manual, uncovering the hidden story behind every machine learning model: bias, temptation, and the human choices that shape artificial intelligence. Just as Eden warned of temptation, today's AI systems are vulnerable to the "serpent in the code"-subtle forms of discrimination that enter through flawed datasets, black-box models, and unchecked automation.This book reveals how AI's original sin is bias, and how it can be detected, mitigated, and ultimately prevented. Unlike abstract policy discussions, The Forbidden Code equips developers, engineers, and data scientists with actionable guidance for building responsible AI.Inside you'll discover: How to identify and mitigate bias in machine learning before it spreads.The "Serpent in the Code" hidden discrimination in preprocessing, training loops, and APIs.Real-world scandals (Uber's self-driving car crash, Cambridge Analytica, TikTok's algorithms, biased credit scoring and hiring systems) as lessons for algorithmic accountability.Case studies across healthcare, finance, law enforcement, and education-each paired with coding labs for fairness in AI.Practical tools: reproducibility checklists, CI/CD guardrails, bias mitigation techniques, and model audit frameworks.Guidance on explainable AI, model interpretability, and ethical design patterns.Companion GitHub repository with hands-on code, exercises, and templates for ethical audits.At the heart of this book are the Ten Commandments of Ethical Coding, a framework every AI professional can use as daily guardrails: Thou shalt honor human dignity above efficiency.Thou shalt not code in secret; transparency is thy shield.Thou shalt question every dataset, for bias hides in the shadows.Thou shalt design for accountability, leaving audit trails in every model.Thou shalt not deploy without consent, fairness, and clear purpose.Thou shalt safeguard privacy as sacred, never trading it for profit.Thou shalt test continually, for drift and discrimination return uninvited.Thou shalt invite diversity into teams and training data alike.Thou shalt resist the idol of black-box authority, explaining what thou buildest.Thou shalt code for the common good, that AI may serve all and not the few.Each chapter ends with ethical audits, reproducible coding labs, and bias debugging exercises you can run directly from the GitHub companion repository. The result is not just theory, but a practical ethical AI programming guide designed for real-world projects.Whether you are a machine learning engineer, data scientist, AI researcher, or tech leader, The Forbidden Code will help you: Build responsible AI systems with fairness at their core.Apply bias mitigation strategies in datasets and models.Ensure algorithmic transparency, interpretability, and accountability.Avoid ethical drift while scaling AI pipelines.Create models that empower, not exile-models that reflect the best of humanity.For readers of Weapons of Math Destruction (Cathy O'Neil), Artificial Unintelligence (Meredith Broussard), and The Age of AI (Kissinger & Schmidt), this book offers both the narrative of a parable and the rigor of a developer's manual.AI will define the future. But only ethical AI-fair, Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
N° de ref. del artículo 9798267085984
- Título
- The Forbidden Code (Paperback)
- Autor
- Dr Prof Jose Berengueres
- Editorial
- Independently Published
- Año de publicación
- 2025
- Estado
- new
- Encuadernación
- Paperback
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 13
- 9798267085984
What if AI’s first sin was already written in its code?
The Forbidden Code is both a parable and a practice manual, uncovering the hidden story behind every machine learning model: bias, temptation, and the human choices that shape artificial intelligence. Just as Eden warned of temptation, today’s AI systems are vulnerable to the “serpent in the code”—subtle forms of discrimination that enter through flawed datasets, black-box models, and unchecked automation.
This book reveals how AI’s original sin is bias, and how it can be detected, mitigated, and ultimately prevented. Unlike abstract policy discussions, The Forbidden Code equips developers, engineers, and data scientists with actionable guidance for building responsible AI.
Inside you’ll discover:
-
How to identify and mitigate bias in machine learning before it spreads.
-
The “Serpent in the Code”: hidden discrimination in preprocessing, training loops, and APIs.
-
Real-world scandals (Uber’s self-driving car crash, Cambridge Analytica, TikTok’s algorithms, biased credit scoring and hiring systems) as lessons for algorithmic accountability.
-
Case studies across healthcare, finance, law enforcement, and education—each paired with coding labs for fairness in AI.
-
Practical tools: reproducibility checklists, CI/CD guardrails, bias mitigation techniques, and model audit frameworks.
-
Guidance on explainable AI, model interpretability, and ethical design patterns.
-
Companion GitHub repository with hands-on code, exercises, and templates for ethical audits.
At the heart of this book are the Ten Commandments of Ethical Coding, a framework every AI professional can use as daily guardrails:
-
Thou shalt honor human dignity above efficiency.
-
Thou shalt not code in secret; transparency is thy shield.
-
Thou shalt question every dataset, for bias hides in the shadows.
-
Thou shalt design for accountability, leaving audit trails in every model.
-
Thou shalt not deploy without consent, fairness, and clear purpose.
-
Thou shalt safeguard privacy as sacred, never trading it for profit.
-
Thou shalt test continually, for drift and discrimination return uninvited.
-
Thou shalt invite diversity into teams and training data alike.
-
Thou shalt resist the idol of black-box authority, explaining what thou buildest.
-
Thou shalt code for the common good, that AI may serve all and not the few.
Each chapter ends with ethical audits, reproducible coding labs, and bias debugging exercises you can run directly from the GitHub companion repository. The result is not just theory, but a practical ethical AI programming guide designed for real-world projects.
Whether you are a machine learning engineer, data scientist, AI researcher, or tech leader, The Forbidden Code will help you:
-
Build responsible AI systems with fairness at their core.
-
Apply bias mitigation strategies in datasets and models.
-
Ensure algorithmic transparency, interpretability, and accountability.
-
Avoid ethical drift while scaling AI pipelines.
-
Create models that empower, not exile—models that reflect the best of humanity.
For readers of Weapons of Math Destruction (Cathy O’Neil), Artificial Unintelligence (Meredith Broussard), and The Age of AI (Kissinger & Schmidt), this book offers both the narrative of a parable and the rigor of a developer’s manual.
AI will define the future. But only ethical AI—fair, transparent, and explainable—will define a future worth living in.
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