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Créer l’Intelligence Artificielle Émotionnelle

by André Mainville ...

L’objectif de ce livre est d’expliquer les composantes nécessaires pour construire et programmer une Intelligence artificielle (IA) qui possède des émotions, une conscience, des idées, des pensées, une motivation et soit aussi autonome et prête à survivre qu’un être humain. Je l’appelle une Intelligence artificielle émotionnelle, une IAE. Le modèle de l’IAE est composé d’aussi peu que 29 ... Read more

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L’objectif de ce livre est d’expliquer les composantes nécessaires pour construire et programmer une Intelligence artificielle (IA) qui possède des émotions, une conscience, des idées, des pensées, une motivation et soit aussi autonome et prête à survivre qu’un être humain. Je l’appelle une Intelligence artificielle émotionnelle, une IAE. Le modèle de l’IAE est composé d’aussi peu que 29
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Kings of Crypto

One Startup's Quest to Take Cryptocurrency Out of Silicon Valley and Onto Wall Street

by Jeff John Roberts ...

Understand Bitcoin, the market for cryptocurrency, and the future of finance through the story of one Silicon Valley startup that's trying to bring it from fringe technology coveted by techno-libertarians to mainstream acceptance on Wall Street.Tells a gripping business story in a compelling narrative.Helps explain important, complicated technology in an accessible way.Looks forward thoughtfully ... Read more

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Understand Bitcoin, the market for cryptocurrency, and the future of finance through the story of one Silicon Valley startup that's trying to bring it from fringe technology coveted by techno-libertarians to mainstream acceptance on Wall Street.Tells a gripping business story in a compelling narrative.Helps explain important, complicated technology in an accessible way.Looks forward thoughtfully
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The Impact of Digital Technologies on Public Health in Developed and Developing Countries

18th International Conference, ICOST 2020, Hammamet, Tunisia, June 24–26, 2020, Proceedings

Edited by Mohamed Jmaiel, Mounir Mokhtari, Bessam Abdulrazak, Hamdi Aloulou, Slim Kallel ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This open access book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on String Processing and Information Retrieval, ICOST 2020, held in Hammamet, Tunisia, in June 2020.*The 17 full papers and 23 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 49 submissions. They cover topics such as: IoT and AI solutions for e-health; biomedical and ... Read more

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This open access book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on String Processing and Information Retrieval, ICOST 2020, held in Hammamet, Tunisia, in June 2020.*The 17 full papers and 23 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 49 submissions. They cover topics such as: IoT and AI solutions for e-health; biomedical and
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Ace the Technical Job Interview

by Liam Taylor ...

The Top 10 Must-Know Tips to Ace Software Engineer Technical Interviews!: Ease Your Anxiety and Easily Ace Your Interview With Exclusive Industry Secrets for a Stress-Free ExperienceDo you have an important interview coming up soon?Does the thought of acing your interview sound so far away?Would you like to ensure that your interview will go exactly the way you want it to?Skip the stress, anxiety, ... Read more

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The Top 10 Must-Know Tips to Ace Software Engineer Technical Interviews!: Ease Your Anxiety and Easily Ace Your Interview With Exclusive Industry Secrets for a Stress-Free ExperienceDo you have an important interview coming up soon?Does the thought of acing your interview sound so far away?Would you like to ensure that your interview will go exactly the way you want it to?Skip the stress, anxiety,
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Optimising Emotions, Incubating Falsehoods

How to Protect the Global Civic Body from Disinformation and Misinformation

by Vian Bakir, Andrew McStay ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This open access book deconstructs the core features of online misinformation and disinformation. It finds that the optimisation of emotions for commercial and political gain is a primary cause of false information online. The chapters distil societal harms, evaluate solutions, and consider what must be done to strengthen societies as new biometric forms of emotion profiling emerge. Based on a ... Read more

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This open access book deconstructs the core features of online misinformation and disinformation. It finds that the optimisation of emotions for commercial and political gain is a primary cause of false information online. The chapters distil societal harms, evaluate solutions, and consider what must be done to strengthen societies as new biometric forms of emotion profiling emerge. Based on a
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Foundations of Language

Brain, Meaning, Grammar, Evolution

by Ray Jackendoff ...

How does human language work? How do we put ideas into words that others can understand? Can linguistics shed light on the way the brain operates? Foundations of Language puts linguistics back at the centre of the search to understand human consciousness. Ray Jackendoff begins by surveying the developments in linguistics over the years since Noam Chomsky's Aspects of the Theory of Syntax. He goes ... Read more

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How does human language work? How do we put ideas into words that others can understand? Can linguistics shed light on the way the brain operates? Foundations of Language puts linguistics back at the centre of the search to understand human consciousness. Ray Jackendoff begins by surveying the developments in linguistics over the years since Noam Chomsky's Aspects of the Theory of Syntax. He goes
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Artificial Intelligence

The Quest for the Ultimate Thinking Machine

by Richard Urwin ...

What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? What can it do and how is it created? In this highly accessible guide to the subject, Richard Urwin bases his assessment of AI on the definition of AI as a tool that is 'constructed to aid or substitute for human thought'. He explains how AI came about, the importance of the development of the computer and then examines how AI has developed over the years ... Read more

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What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)? What can it do and how is it created? In this highly accessible guide to the subject, Richard Urwin bases his assessment of AI on the definition of AI as a tool that is 'constructed to aid or substitute for human thought'. He explains how AI came about, the importance of the development of the computer and then examines how AI has developed over the years
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What's the Use?

How Mathematics Shapes Everyday Life

by Ian Stewart ...

See the world in a completely new way as an esteemed mathematician shows how math powers the world—from technology to health care and beyond.Almost all of us have sat in a math class, wondering when we'd ever need to know how to find the roots of a polynomial or graph imaginary numbers. And in one sense, we were right: if we needed to, we'd use a computer. But as Ian Stewart argues in What's the ... Read more

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See the world in a completely new way as an esteemed mathematician shows how math powers the world—from technology to health care and beyond.Almost all of us have sat in a math class, wondering when we'd ever need to know how to find the roots of a polynomial or graph imaginary numbers. And in one sense, we were right: if we needed to, we'd use a computer. But as Ian Stewart argues in What's the
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Passive Income & Crypto - 10000$ a Month for Your Financial Freedom. Bitcoin, NFT, Metaverse, Blockchain, Token in Real Estate. Success Mindset and Strategies to Make Money Online

by Marshall Rowe ...

Discover the 9 methods to start making real money in the crypto world even if you have no experience.If you have a computer, a stable Internet connection, and a strong determination, you can start today! Are you ready?Until a few years ago, the Internet was only for a few pioneers and visionaries who were mocked for their foresight because it couldn't become "a real job".Today, these individuals ... Read more

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Discover the 9 methods to start making real money in the crypto world even if you have no experience.If you have a computer, a stable Internet connection, and a strong determination, you can start today! Are you ready?Until a few years ago, the Internet was only for a few pioneers and visionaries who were mocked for their foresight because it couldn't become "a real job".Today, these individuals
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AI Literacy Fundamentals

by Ben Jones ...

Feeling overwhelmed by AI? It's not you-it's the breakneck speed of technological progress. To quickly get into the AI conversation, you need a clear and simple foundation of knowledge to build on. This book is a friendly primer on the basic concepts of AI, how it's already snuck into our daily lives, and what we need to know to prepare for the future.Ben Jones, an expert at breaking down ... Read more

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Feeling overwhelmed by AI? It's not you-it's the breakneck speed of technological progress. To quickly get into the AI conversation, you need a clear and simple foundation of knowledge to build on. This book is a friendly primer on the basic concepts of AI, how it's already snuck into our daily lives, and what we need to know to prepare for the future.Ben Jones, an expert at breaking down
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The Proteus Paradox

How Online Games and Virtual Worlds Change Us-And How They Don't

by Nick Yee ...

Proteus, the mythical sea god who could alter his appearance at will, embodies one of the promises of online games: the ability to reinvent oneself. Yet inhabitants of virtual worlds rarely achieve this liberty, game researcher Nick Yee contends. Though online games evoke freedom and escapism, Yee shows that virtual spaces perpetuate social norms and stereotypes from the offline world, transform ... Read more

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Proteus, the mythical sea god who could alter his appearance at will, embodies one of the promises of online games: the ability to reinvent oneself. Yet inhabitants of virtual worlds rarely achieve this liberty, game researcher Nick Yee contends. Though online games evoke freedom and escapism, Yee shows that virtual spaces perpetuate social norms and stereotypes from the offline world, transform
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Data Governance: The Definitive Guide

by Evren Eryurek, Uri Gilad, Valliappa Lakshmanan, Anita Kibunguchy-Grant, Jessi Ashdown ...

As you move data to the cloud, you need to consider a comprehensive approach to data governance, along with well-defined and agreed-upon policies to ensure your organization meets compliance requirements. Data governance incorporates the ways people, processes, and technology work together to ensure data is trustworthy and can be used effectively. This practical guide shows you how to effectively ... Read more

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As you move data to the cloud, you need to consider a comprehensive approach to data governance, along with well-defined and agreed-upon policies to ensure your organization meets compliance requirements. Data governance incorporates the ways people, processes, and technology work together to ensure data is trustworthy and can be used effectively. This practical guide shows you how to effectively
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Symbiotic Interaction

5th International Workshop, Symbiotic 2016, Padua, Italy, September 29–30, 2016, Revised Selected Papers

Edited by Luciano Gamberini, Anna Spagnolli, Giulio Jacucci, Benjamin Blankertz, Jonathan Freeman ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book is published open access under a CC BY license.This book constitutes the proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Symbiotic Interaction, Symbiotic 2016, held in Padua, Italy, in October 2016.The 12 full papers and 3 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 23 submissions. The idea of symbiotic systems put forward in this workshop capitalizes ... Read more

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This book is published open access under a CC BY license.This book constitutes the proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Symbiotic Interaction, Symbiotic 2016, held in Padua, Italy, in October 2016.The 12 full papers and 3 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 23 submissions. The idea of symbiotic systems put forward in this workshop capitalizes
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Anti-fragile ICT Systems

by Kjell Jørgen Hole ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
This book introduces a novel approach to the design and operation of large ICT systems. It views the technical solutions and their stakeholders as complex adaptive systems and argues that traditional risk analyses cannot predict all future incidents with major impacts. To avoid unacceptable events, it is necessary to establish and operate anti-fragile ICT systems that limit the impact of all ... Read more

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This book introduces a novel approach to the design and operation of large ICT systems. It views the technical solutions and their stakeholders as complex adaptive systems and argues that traditional risk analyses cannot predict all future incidents with major impacts. To avoid unacceptable events, it is necessary to establish and operate anti-fragile ICT systems that limit the impact of all
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Drupal 7 Multilingual Sites

A hands-on, practical guide for configuring your Drupal 7 website to handle all languages for your site users with this book and ebook

by Kristen Pol ...

A practical book with plenty of screenshots to guide you through the many features of multilingual Drupal. A demo ecommerce site is provided if you want to practice on a sample site, although you can apply the techniques learnt in the book directly to your site too. Any Drupal users who know the basics of building a Drupal site and are familiar with the Drupal UI, will benefit from this book. No ... Read more

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A practical book with plenty of screenshots to guide you through the many features of multilingual Drupal. A demo ecommerce site is provided if you want to practice on a sample site, although you can apply the techniques learnt in the book directly to your site too. Any Drupal users who know the basics of building a Drupal site and are familiar with the Drupal UI, will benefit from this book. No
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The Self-Assembling Brain

How Neural Networks Grow Smarter

by Peter Robin Hiesinger ...

What neurobiology and artificial intelligence tell us about how the brain builds itselfHow does a neural network become a brain? While neurobiologists investigate how nature accomplishes this feat, computer scientists interested in artificial intelligence strive to achieve this through technology. The Self-Assembling Brain tells the stories of both fields, exploring the historical and modern ... Read more

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What neurobiology and artificial intelligence tell us about how the brain builds itselfHow does a neural network become a brain? While neurobiologists investigate how nature accomplishes this feat, computer scientists interested in artificial intelligence strive to achieve this through technology. The Self-Assembling Brain tells the stories of both fields, exploring the historical and modern
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深度數位大掃除：3分飽連線方案，在喧囂世界過專注人生。

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

by 卡爾．紐波特, Cal Newport ...

Translated by 洪慧芳 ...

Series series 人生顧問
如果無法長時間聊天而不瞄手機，這本書就是為你而寫。15****個實作法，打造連線與離線的黃金比例。取回數位生活的自主權，重拾你對人事物的專注力。亞馬遜年度最佳商業／領導書《Deep Work深度工作力》作者最新力作。甫上市，旋即登上《紐約時報》、亞馬遜等各大暢銷榜。被譽為科技界的《怦然心動的人生整理魔法》，足以為生活帶來奇蹟式轉變。＼許多科技造成的果，早已背離發明的初衷／為什麼需要進行數位大掃除？在選擇數位產品時，我們往往著眼於便利... ... Read more

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如果無法長時間聊天而不瞄手機，這本書就是為你而寫。15****個實作法，打造連線與離線的黃金比例。取回數位生活的自主權，重拾你對人事物的專注力。亞馬遜年度最佳商業／領導書《Deep Work深度工作力》作者最新力作。甫上市，旋即登上《紐約時報》、亞馬遜等各大暢銷榜。被譽為科技界的《怦然心動的人生整理魔法》，足以為生活帶來奇蹟式轉變。＼許多科技造成的果，早已背離發明的初衷／為什麼需要進行數位大掃除？在選擇數位產品時，我們往往著眼於便利...
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Claude AI for Complete Beginners: Stop Struggling, Start Succeeding

by Abdelhalim Rekab ...

Claude AI for Beginners: Your No-Code AI Guide to Effortless ProductivityStop Struggling, Start Succeeding with AI Tools for Writers, Creators, and ProfessionalsAre you tired of feeling overwhelmed while others seem to effortlessly get more done in less time?The secret isn't working harder—it's working smarter with AI.If you've been curious about how to use Claude AI but don't know where to start ... Read more

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Claude AI for Beginners: Your No-Code AI Guide to Effortless ProductivityStop Struggling, Start Succeeding with AI Tools for Writers, Creators, and ProfessionalsAre you tired of feeling overwhelmed while others seem to effortlessly get more done in less time?The secret isn't working harder—it's working smarter with AI.If you've been curious about how to use Claude AI but don't know where to start
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The Scandal of Money

Why Wall Street Recovers but the Economy Never Does

by George Gilder ...

"Why do we think governments know how to create money? They don't. George Gilder shows that money is time, and time is real. He is our best guide to our most fundamental economic problem." --Peter Thiel, founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies"Thirty-five years ago, George Gilder wrote Wealth and Poverty, the bible of the Reagan Revolution. With The Scandal of Money he may have written the ... Read more

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"Why do we think governments know how to create money? They don't. George Gilder shows that money is time, and time is real. He is our best guide to our most fundamental economic problem." --Peter Thiel, founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies"Thirty-five years ago, George Gilder wrote Wealth and Poverty, the bible of the Reagan Revolution. With The Scandal of Money he may have written the
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Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems

25th International Conference, TACAS 2019, Held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2019, Prague, Czech Republic, April 6–11, 2019, Proceedings, Part I

Edited by Tomáš Vojnar, Lijun Zhang ...

Series Book 1 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book is Open Access under a CC BY licence.The LNCS 11427 and 11428 proceedings set constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2019, which took place in Prague, Czech Republic, in April 2019, held as part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2019.The total of ... Read more

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This book is Open Access under a CC BY licence.The LNCS 11427 and 11428 proceedings set constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2019, which took place in Prague, Czech Republic, in April 2019, held as part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2019.The total of
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Data Science Essentials For Dummies

by Lillian Pierson ...

Feel confident navigating the fundamentals of data scienceData Science Essentials For Dummies is a quick reference on the core concepts of the exploding and in-demand data science field, which involves data collection and working on dataset cleaning, processing, and visualization. This direct and accessible resource helps you brush up on key topics and is right to the point—eliminating review ... Read more

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Feel confident navigating the fundamentals of data scienceData Science Essentials For Dummies is a quick reference on the core concepts of the exploding and in-demand data science field, which involves data collection and working on dataset cleaning, processing, and visualization. This direct and accessible resource helps you brush up on key topics and is right to the point—eliminating review
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Transformational Security Awareness

What Neuroscientists, Storytellers, and Marketers Can Teach Us About Driving Secure Behaviors

by Perry Carpenter ...

Expert guidance on the art and science of driving secure behaviorsTransformational Security Awareness empowers security leaders with the information and resources they need to assemble and deliver effective world-class security awareness programs that drive secure behaviors and culture change.When all other processes, controls, and technologies fail, humans are your last line of defense. But, how ... Read more

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Expert guidance on the art and science of driving secure behaviorsTransformational Security Awareness empowers security leaders with the information and resources they need to assemble and deliver effective world-class security awareness programs that drive secure behaviors and culture change.When all other processes, controls, and technologies fail, humans are your last line of defense. But, how
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Machine Learning for Asset Managers

by Marcos M. López de Prado ...

Series series Elements in Quantitative Finance
Successful investment strategies are specific implementations of general theories. An investment strategy that lacks a theoretical justification is likely to be false. Hence, an asset manager should concentrate her efforts on developing a theory rather than on backtesting potential trading rules. The purpose of this Element is to introduce machine learning (ML) tools that can help asset managers ... Read more

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Successful investment strategies are specific implementations of general theories. An investment strategy that lacks a theoretical justification is likely to be false. Hence, an asset manager should concentrate her efforts on developing a theory rather than on backtesting potential trading rules. The purpose of this Element is to introduce machine learning (ML) tools that can help asset managers
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Running Linux

A Distribution-Neutral Guide for Servers and Desktops

by Matthias Kalle Dalheimer, Matt Welsh ...

You may be contemplating your first Linux installation. Or you may have been using Linux for years and need to know more about adding a network printer or setting up an FTP server. Running Linux, now in its fifth edition, is the book you'll want on hand in either case. Widely recognized in the Linux community as the ultimate getting-started and problem-solving book, it answers the questions and ... Read more

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You may be contemplating your first Linux installation. Or you may have been using Linux for years and need to know more about adding a network printer or setting up an FTP server. Running Linux, now in its fifth edition, is the book you'll want on hand in either case. Widely recognized in the Linux community as the ultimate getting-started and problem-solving book, it answers the questions and
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