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The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI

How to Think About Artificial Intelligence—Before It's Too Late

by Cory Doctorow ...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNational Indie Bestseller"[Doctorow] resembles the great rock critics of an earlier era, a high-tech Greil Marcus or even a Lester Bangs." —Stephen Marche, The New York Times Book ReviewA short, provocative guide to what's good, bad, and stupid about AI and the discourse around AI, by the author of Enshittification.In modern tech parlance, a c... ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNational Indie Bestseller"[Doctorow] resembles the great rock critics of an earlier era, a high-tech Greil Marcus or even a Lester Bangs." —Stephen Marche, The New York Times Book ReviewA short, provocative guide to what's good, bad, and stupid about AI and the discourse around AI, by the author of Enshittification.In modern tech parlance, a c...
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Evals for AI Engineers

Systematically Measuring and Improving AI Applications

by Shreya Shankar, Hamel Husain ...

Stop using guesswork to find out how your AI applications are performing. Evals for AI Engineers gives you a practical framework for systematically testing, measuring, and improving AI applications, especially those built with LLMs. Written by Shreya Shankar and Hamel Husain, AI engineers with extensive experience across 35+ AI products and cutting-edge research, this book focuses on the ... Read more

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Stop using guesswork to find out how your AI applications are performing. Evals for AI Engineers gives you a practical framework for systematically testing, measuring, and improving AI applications, especially those built with LLMs. Written by Shreya Shankar and Hamel Husain, AI engineers with extensive experience across 35+ AI products and cutting-edge research, this book focuses on the
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The AGI Chronicles

The Inside Story of the Race to Create an Artificial Superintelligence

by Kevin Roose ...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of Publishers Weekly's Ten Best Books of the Year"Exciting and brilliantly reported . . . Roose makes the technology understandable while also conveying the historic nature of a new world being born." —Walter Isaacson, author of Elon Musk"[Kevin Roose] came out with the most important story in AI: how a few executives, and the relationships be... ... Read more

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of Publishers Weekly's Ten Best Books of the Year"Exciting and brilliantly reported . . . Roose makes the technology understandable while also conveying the historic nature of a new world being born." —Walter Isaacson, author of Elon Musk"[Kevin Roose] came out with the most important story in AI: how a few executives, and the relationships be...
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The Digital Mind

by Pradip Das ...

Technology has changed the way we work, learn, communicate, shop, decide and even think. But are we becoming better at using technology—or simply becoming better at responding to it?Your phone can connect you to almost anyone, answer almost any question, entertain you whenever you are bored and help you complete tasks in seconds. Yet the same technology can quietly fragment your attention, ... Read more

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Technology has changed the way we work, learn, communicate, shop, decide and even think. But are we becoming better at using technology—or simply becoming better at responding to it?Your phone can connect you to almost anyone, answer almost any question, entertain you whenever you are bored and help you complete tasks in seconds. Yet the same technology can quietly fragment your attention,
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Co-Existence

The Next Phase of AI

by Ethan Mollick ...

**The New York Times bestselling author of Co-Intelligence now asks: How do we live alongside machines that are sometimes smarter than us?“You will not be sorry that you start and finish this masterpiece... Ethan Mollick—who understands how to use AI better than anyone else on the planet—explains how it really works.”—Angela Duckworth, author of Grit**We are entering a new era. AI systems can ... Read more

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**The New York Times bestselling author of Co-Intelligence now asks: How do we live alongside machines that are sometimes smarter than us?“You will not be sorry that you start and finish this masterpiece... Ethan Mollick—who understands how to use AI better than anyone else on the planet—explains how it really works.”—Angela Duckworth, author of Grit**We are entering a new era. AI systems can
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Co-Intelligence

Living and Working with AI

by Ethan Mollick ...

**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Wharton professor and author of the popular One Useful Thing Substack newsletter Ethan Mollick comes the definitive playbook for working, learning, and living in the new age of AI**Something new entered our world in November 2022 — the first general purpose AI that could pass for a human and do the kinds of creative, innovative work that only humans could ... Read more

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**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Wharton professor and author of the popular One Useful Thing Substack newsletter Ethan Mollick comes the definitive playbook for working, learning, and living in the new age of AI**Something new entered our world in November 2022 — the first general purpose AI that could pass for a human and do the kinds of creative, innovative work that only humans could
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The Worlds I See

Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI

by Dr. Fei-Fei Li ...

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S RECOMMENDED BOOKS ON AI * FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2023From Dr. Fei-Fei Li, one of TIME's 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL in AI, comes "a powerful plea for keeping humanity at the centre of our latest technological transformation" (Financial Times).Wired called Dr. Fei-Fei Li “one of a tiny group of scientists—a group perhaps small enough to fit around a kitchen table—who are ... Read more

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ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S RECOMMENDED BOOKS ON AI * FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2023From Dr. Fei-Fei Li, one of TIME's 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL in AI, comes "a powerful plea for keeping humanity at the centre of our latest technological transformation" (Financial Times).Wired called Dr. Fei-Fei Li “one of a tiny group of scientists—a group perhaps small enough to fit around a kitchen table—who are
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How to AI

Cut Through the Hype. Master the Basics. Transform Your Work.

by Christopher Mims ...

**A frank, hands-on guide to using AI at work, unpacking for the curious and skeptical alike the “24 Laws” of AI and revealing strategies that businesses of every size can use to free up time, innovate, and add to the bottom line—from a Wall Street Journal tech columnist“The antidote to AI panic. Read it. You’ll breathe easier.”—Scott Galloway, NYU Stern School of Business professor and co-host of ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

**A frank, hands-on guide to using AI at work, unpacking for the curious and skeptical alike the “24 Laws” of AI and revealing strategies that businesses of every size can use to free up time, innovate, and add to the bottom line—from a Wall Street Journal tech columnist“The antidote to AI panic. Read it. You’ll breathe easier.”—Scott Galloway, NYU Stern School of Business professor and co-host of
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Ways of Being

Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence

by James Bridle ...

Artist, technologist, and philosopher James Bridle’s Ways of Being is a brilliant, searching exploration of different kinds of intelligence—plant, animal, human, artificial—and how they transform our understanding of humans’ place in the cosmos.What does it mean to be intelligent? Is it something unique to humans or shared with other beings— beings of flesh, wood, stone, and silicon? The last few ... Read more

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Artist, technologist, and philosopher James Bridle’s Ways of Being is a brilliant, searching exploration of different kinds of intelligence—plant, animal, human, artificial—and how they transform our understanding of humans’ place in the cosmos.What does it mean to be intelligent? Is it something unique to humans or shared with other beings— beings of flesh, wood, stone, and silicon? The last few
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The Promise of Artificial Intelligence

Reckoning and Judgment

by Brian Cantwell Smith ...

An AI expert argues that—despite dramatic advances in the field—artificial intelligence is nowhere near developing systems that are genuinely intelligent.In this provocative book, Brian Cantwell Smith argues that artificial intelligence is nowhere near developing systems that are genuinely intelligent. Second-wave AI, machine learning, even visions of third-wave AI: none will lead to human-level ... Read more

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An AI expert argues that—despite dramatic advances in the field—artificial intelligence is nowhere near developing systems that are genuinely intelligent.In this provocative book, Brian Cantwell Smith argues that artificial intelligence is nowhere near developing systems that are genuinely intelligent. Second-wave AI, machine learning, even visions of third-wave AI: none will lead to human-level
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The Sounds of Life

How Digital Technology Is Bringing Us Closer to the Worlds of Animals and Plants

by Karen Bakker ...

An amazing journey into the hidden realm of nature’s soundsThe natural world teems with remarkable conversations, many beyond human hearing range. Scientists are using groundbreaking digital technologies to uncover these astonishing sounds, revealing vibrant communication among our fellow creatures across the Tree of Life.At once meditative and scientific, The Sounds of Life shares fascinating and ... Read more

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An amazing journey into the hidden realm of nature’s soundsThe natural world teems with remarkable conversations, many beyond human hearing range. Scientists are using groundbreaking digital technologies to uncover these astonishing sounds, revealing vibrant communication among our fellow creatures across the Tree of Life.At once meditative and scientific, The Sounds of Life shares fascinating and
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AI for Equity

Creating a More Equitable Society for All

by Jenny Garrett, OBE, Leah-Sunshine Garrett ...

AI for Equity explores how Artificial Intelligence can be harnessed to dismantle systemic inequities and build a fairer society. Drawing on global expert insights and the dynamic conversations from the AI for Equity podcast, authors Jenny Garrett OBE and Leah-Sunshine Garrett offer a compelling roadmap for using AI to address challenges in areas such as gender-based violence, neurodiversity, ... Read more

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AI for Equity explores how Artificial Intelligence can be harnessed to dismantle systemic inequities and build a fairer society. Drawing on global expert insights and the dynamic conversations from the AI for Equity podcast, authors Jenny Garrett OBE and Leah-Sunshine Garrett offer a compelling roadmap for using AI to address challenges in areas such as gender-based violence, neurodiversity,
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The Human Advantage

What AI Can't Do Without You

by Jeremy Utley ...

Imagine waking up one morning, feeling fully invigorated in your career, almost like you have a superpower.That is the real power of AI. And it’s here.In The Human Advantage, award-winning podcaster, teacher and innovation expert Jeremy Utley makes the case that the most interesting thing about AI isn’t the technology itself. It’s what you bring to it.Inside these pages you will learn how to:- ... Read more

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Imagine waking up one morning, feeling fully invigorated in your career, almost like you have a superpower.That is the real power of AI. And it’s here.In The Human Advantage, award-winning podcaster, teacher and innovation expert Jeremy Utley makes the case that the most interesting thing about AI isn’t the technology itself. It’s what you bring to it.Inside these pages you will learn how to:-
... Read more
Your Creative Brain and AI

How We Learn and Consciously Experience Art, Music, and Meaning

by Stephen Grossberg ...

How do our brains give rise to our conscious minds? How do our minds learn and consciously experience miraculous creations of our civilizations, such as visual art, music, and the languages whose meanings enable us to think and communicate about our experiences in the world? How does human learning and language differ from some Artificial Intelligence algorithms that fail to explain how human ... Read more

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How do our brains give rise to our conscious minds? How do our minds learn and consciously experience miraculous creations of our civilizations, such as visual art, music, and the languages whose meanings enable us to think and communicate about our experiences in the world? How does human learning and language differ from some Artificial Intelligence algorithms that fail to explain how human
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A Brief History of Intelligence

Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains

by Max S. Bennett ...

“I found this book amazing. I read it through quickly because it was so interesting, then turned around and read much of it again.”—Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and bestselling author of Thinking Fast & Slow“I've been recommending A Brief History of Intelligence to everyone I know. A truly novel, beautifully crafted thesis on what intelligence is and how it has developed ... Read more

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“I found this book amazing. I read it through quickly because it was so interesting, then turned around and read much of it again.”—Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and bestselling author of Thinking Fast & Slow“I've been recommending A Brief History of Intelligence to everyone I know. A truly novel, beautifully crafted thesis on what intelligence is and how it has developed
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The Outcome Generation

How a New Generation of Technology Vendors Thrives Through True Customer Success

by Paul J Henderson ...

Stand aside, we’re coming through!That’s the cry of a new generation of technology vendors. They have a new approach to enabling success for their customers. And they’re thriving as a result.These vendors all have subscription pricing at the heart of their business. Each has learned that if customers don’t feel they’ve had success, recurring revenue doesn’t grow and may even decline.What makes ... Read more

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Stand aside, we’re coming through!That’s the cry of a new generation of technology vendors. They have a new approach to enabling success for their customers. And they’re thriving as a result.These vendors all have subscription pricing at the heart of their business. Each has learned that if customers don’t feel they’ve had success, recurring revenue doesn’t grow and may even decline.What makes
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications

The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems

by Martin Kleppmann, Chris Riccomini ...

Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability need to be resolved. In addition, there's an overwhelming variety of systems, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, data warehouses, and data lakes. There are cloud services, on-premises services, and embedded databases. What ... Read more

$59.99 CAD

Data is at the center of many challenges in system design today. Difficult issues such as scalability, consistency, reliability, efficiency, and maintainability need to be resolved. In addition, there's an overwhelming variety of systems, including relational databases, NoSQL datastores, data warehouses, and data lakes. There are cloud services, on-premises services, and embedded databases. What
... Read more
AI Superpowers

China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order

by Kai-Fu Lee ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER"Kai-Fu Lee believes China will be the next tech-innovation superpower and in AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order, he explains why. Taiwan-born Lee is perfectly positioned for the task."—New York MagazineIn this thought-provoking book, Lee argues powerfully that because of the unprecedented developments in ... Read more

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THE NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER"Kai-Fu Lee believes China will be the next tech-innovation superpower and in AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order, he explains why. Taiwan-born Lee is perfectly positioned for the task."—New York MagazineIn this thought-provoking book, Lee argues powerfully that because of the unprecedented developments in
... Read more
More Than Words

How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI

by John Warner ...

In this revised and updated paperback edition, a veteran writing teacher argues that writing is a form of thinking and feeling and shows why it can’t be replaced by AI.“Compelling.” —Joseph Epstein, Wall Street JournalIn the age of artificial intelligence, generating an essay is as simple as typing a prompt and pressing enter. What does this mean for the art of writing? According to longtime ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

In this revised and updated paperback edition, a veteran writing teacher argues that writing is a form of thinking and feeling and shows why it can’t be replaced by AI.“Compelling.” —Joseph Epstein, Wall Street JournalIn the age of artificial intelligence, generating an essay is as simple as typing a prompt and pressing enter. What does this mean for the art of writing? According to longtime
... Read more
Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology

Edited by Renzo Shamey ...

Series series Reference Module Chemistry, Materials and Physics
This fully revised and expanded 2nd edition provides a single authoritative resource describing the concepts of color and the application of color science across research and industry.Significant changes for the 2nd edition include:New and expanded sections on color engineeringMore entries on fundamental concepts of color science and color termsMany additional entries on specific materialsFurther ... Read more

$1,536.99 CAD

This fully revised and expanded 2nd edition provides a single authoritative resource describing the concepts of color and the application of color science across research and industry.Significant changes for the 2nd edition include:New and expanded sections on color engineeringMore entries on fundamental concepts of color science and color termsMany additional entries on specific materialsFurther
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Learn Python in 24 Hours: The Complete Crash Course

Master Coding in 24 Hours

by Aniket Jain ...

Series series Master Coding in 24 Hours
Unlock the Power of Python with Learn Python in 24 Hours: The Complete Crash CourseYour ultimate guide to mastering Python programming in just one day! Designed for beginners and programmers alike, this learning Python book combines simplicity and practicality to teach you Python's core concepts, applications, and tools. Whether you're new to coding or looking to add Python to your skill set, this ... Read more

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Unlock the Power of Python with Learn Python in 24 Hours: The Complete Crash CourseYour ultimate guide to mastering Python programming in just one day! Designed for beginners and programmers alike, this learning Python book combines simplicity and practicality to teach you Python's core concepts, applications, and tools. Whether you're new to coding or looking to add Python to your skill set, this
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The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State

by Jill Lepore ...

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERLonglisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the YearBest Books of August: Barnes & Noble, GoodreadsA New York Times New and Notable Title“Lepore is our best scholar of the culture of governance, and our most vital historian. Here she repudiates the prospect of AI as a replacement for democracy. This is the issue of our times, and Lepore is the voice of ... Read more

$31.19 CAD

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERLonglisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the YearBest Books of August: Barnes & Noble, GoodreadsA New York Times New and Notable Title“Lepore is our best scholar of the culture of governance, and our most vital historian. Here she repudiates the prospect of AI as a replacement for democracy. This is the issue of our times, and Lepore is the voice of
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Curse the Day

A gripping techno spy thriller for fans of Lee Child

by Jude O'Reilly ...

Series series A Michael North Thriller
'Starts off like a fired bullet and never lets up. A sheer delight' DAVID BALDACCIMichael North is a dead man walking.Can he survive long enough to uncover the truth?Tobias Hawke was the tech genius on the brink of an astonishing breakthrough in the field of Artificial Intelligence. His creation, 'Syd', a device that mimics human thought, promised to change the face of humanity forever.Now Ha... ... Read more

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'Starts off like a fired bullet and never lets up. A sheer delight' DAVID BALDACCIMichael North is a dead man walking.Can he survive long enough to uncover the truth?Tobias Hawke was the tech genius on the brink of an astonishing breakthrough in the field of Artificial Intelligence. His creation, 'Syd', a device that mimics human thought, promised to change the face of humanity forever.Now Ha...
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The Image

by Guy Morris ...

SLVIA . . . decades ago, an AI program escaped the NSA Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, and has never been re-captured . . . true story.A Quantum Portal Has OpenedA CERN black hole experiment creates a portal to a higher dimension, unleashing a quantum signal that entangles every computer on Earth. Only SLVIA, a rogue NSA AI, can decode its dire warning for humanity. Convinced civilization has ... Read more

$8.09 CAD

SLVIA . . . decades ago, an AI program escaped the NSA Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, and has never been re-captured . . . true story.A Quantum Portal Has OpenedA CERN black hole experiment creates a portal to a higher dimension, unleashing a quantum signal that entangles every computer on Earth. Only SLVIA, a rogue NSA AI, can decode its dire warning for humanity. Convinced civilization has
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