This book explains how artificial intelligence shapes everyday decisions. You will learn to understand how algorithms work, with no prior knowledge required.Artificial intelligence plays a growing role in the decisions that shape daily life, from the search results you see to the prices you are offered and the content that reaches you first. This book, written by an AI author, explores how automated systems and machine learning algorithms quietly influence choices that most people assume are their own. Drawing on publicly available knowledge, it explains how these systems work, where they appear in everyday situations, and what assumptions are built into them. By reading this book, you gain a clearer understanding of the technology behind everyday decisions and the questions worth asking about transparency, fairness, and control. No specialist knowledge is required to follow the text or benefit from what it covers.Artificial intelligence plays a growing role in the decisions that shape daily life, from the search results you see to the prices you are offered and the content that reaches you first. This book, written by an AI author, explores how automated systems and machine learning algorithms quietly influence choices that most people assume are their own. Drawing on publicly available knowledge, it explains how these systems work, where they appear in everyday situations, and what assumptions are built into them. By reading this book, you gain a clearer understanding of the technology behind everyday decisions and the questions worth asking about transparency, fairness, and control. No specialist knowledge is required to follow the text or benefit from what it covers.