{"product_id":"the-book-of-why-9781541608986","title":"The Book of Why","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe “extraordinary” (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience Friday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e), “illuminating” (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e) argument for how understanding causality has revolutionized science and will revolutionize artificial intelligence \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Correlation is not causation.” This mantra, chanted by scientists for more than a century, once led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. Today, with causal analysis taking center stage in AI and other applications, the old taboos are a thing of the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe causal revolution, instigated by Judea Pearl and others, established causality on a firm scientific basis.  Pearl showed how intuitive models can interface with data to help answer causal questions, such as whether a drug will cure an illness or, counterfactually, whether an illness would have persisted absent the drug. These models provide a blueprint for causal AI to learn and take responsibility for its mistakes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUpdated with a new preface and summary of recent advances, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Why\u003c\/i\u003e outlines the basics of cause and effect for lay readers and scientists alike, providing tools to explore the observable world and worlds that might have been.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079173521586,"sku":"9781541608986","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/7418\/0786\/files\/O_f98836ee-890a-4e36-b072-ead473ec41a4.jpg?v=1779250317","url":"https:\/\/shop.hachettebookgroup.com\/products\/the-book-of-why-9781541608986","provider":"Hachette Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}