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Designing Agentive Technology

AI That Works for People

de Christopher Noessel ...

Advances in narrow artificial intelligence make possible agentive systems that do things directly for their users (like, say, an automatic pet feeder). They deliver on the promise of user-centered design, but present fresh challenges in understanding their unique promises and pitfalls. Designing Agentive Technology provides both a conceptual grounding and practical advice to unlock agentive ... Leer más

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Advances in narrow artificial intelligence make possible agentive systems that do things directly for their users (like, say, an automatic pet feeder). They deliver on the promise of user-centered design, but present fresh challenges in understanding their unique promises and pitfalls. Designing Agentive Technology provides both a conceptual grounding and practical advice to unlock agentive
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The Human Use of Human Beings

Cybernetics and Society

de Norbert Wiener ...

For the 75th anniversary, a new edition of The Human Use of Human Beings—the landmark book that delves into the relationship between humans and computers, and presciently anticipates many contemporary dilemmas surrounding AI technology. With a new introduction by Brian Christian, author of the bestselling Algorithms to Live By and The Alignment Problem.In 1950, mathematician-philosopher Norbert ... Leer más

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For the 75th anniversary, a new edition of The Human Use of Human Beings—the landmark book that delves into the relationship between humans and computers, and presciently anticipates many contemporary dilemmas surrounding AI technology. With a new introduction by Brian Christian, author of the bestselling Algorithms to Live By and The Alignment Problem.In 1950, mathematician-philosopher Norbert
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The Philip K. Dick Collection

de Philip K. Dick ...

Philip K. Dick's work explored philosophical, social, and political themes, with stories dominated by monopolistic corporations, alternative universes, authoritarian governments, and altered states of consciousness. His writing also reflected his interest in metaphysics and theology, and often drew upon his life experiences in addressing the nature of reality, identity, drug abuse, schizophrenia, ... Leer más

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Philip K. Dick's work explored philosophical, social, and political themes, with stories dominated by monopolistic corporations, alternative universes, authoritarian governments, and altered states of consciousness. His writing also reflected his interest in metaphysics and theology, and often drew upon his life experiences in addressing the nature of reality, identity, drug abuse, schizophrenia,
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Cracking Complexity

The Breakthrough Formula for Solving Just About Anything Fast

de David Komlos, David Benjamin ...

For the first time, David Benjamin and David Komlos of Syntegrity share their cutting-edge, highly engaging step-by-step formula for cracking incredibly knotty and important challenges in mere days, while mobilizing those who must execute.**Foreword by Marshall Goldsmith, #1 NY Times bestselling author, Thinkers50 - #1 Executive Coach and the only two-time #1 Leadership Thinker in the ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

For the first time, David Benjamin and David Komlos of Syntegrity share their cutting-edge, highly engaging step-by-step formula for cracking incredibly knotty and important challenges in mere days, while mobilizing those who must execute.**Foreword by Marshall Goldsmith, #1 NY Times bestselling author, Thinkers50 - #1 Executive Coach and the only two-time #1 Leadership Thinker in the
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TechGnosis

Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information

de Erik Davis ...

TechGnosis is a cult classic of media studies that straddles the line between academic discourse and popular culture; it appeals to both those secular and spiritual, to fans of cyberpunk and hacker literature and culture as much as new-thought adherents and spiritual seekersHow does our fascination with technology intersect with the religious imagination? In TechGnosis—a cult classic now updated ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

TechGnosis is a cult classic of media studies that straddles the line between academic discourse and popular culture; it appeals to both those secular and spiritual, to fans of cyberpunk and hacker literature and culture as much as new-thought adherents and spiritual seekersHow does our fascination with technology intersect with the religious imagination? In TechGnosis—a cult classic now updated
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Dark Aeon

Transhumanism and the War Against Humanity

de Joe Allen ...

Humanity Is Consumed by Relentless TransformationLike a thief in the night, artificial intelligence has inserted itself into our lives. It makes important decisions for us every day. Often, we barely notice. As Joe Allen writes in this groundbreaking book, “Transhumanism is the great merger of humankind with the Machine. At this stage in history, it consists of billions using smartphones. Going ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

Humanity Is Consumed by Relentless TransformationLike a thief in the night, artificial intelligence has inserted itself into our lives. It makes important decisions for us every day. Often, we barely notice. As Joe Allen writes in this groundbreaking book, “Transhumanism is the great merger of humankind with the Machine. At this stage in history, it consists of billions using smartphones. Going
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Possible Minds

Twenty-Five Ways of Looking at AI

Edición de John Brockman ...

Science world luminary John Brockman assembles twenty-five of the most important scientific minds, people who have been thinking about the field artificial intelligence for most of their careers, for an unparalleled round-table examination about mind, thinking, intelligence and what it means to be human."Artificial intelligence is today's story--the story behind all other stories. It is the Second ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

Science world luminary John Brockman assembles twenty-five of the most important scientific minds, people who have been thinking about the field artificial intelligence for most of their careers, for an unparalleled round-table examination about mind, thinking, intelligence and what it means to be human."Artificial intelligence is today's story--the story behind all other stories. It is the Second
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Cybernetic Revolutionaries

Technology and Politics in Allende's Chile

de Eden Medina ...

A historical study of Chile's twin experiments with cybernetics and socialism, and what they tell us about the relationship of technology and politics.In Cybernetic Revolutionaries, Eden Medina tells the history of two intersecting utopian visions, one political and one technological. The first was Chile's experiment with peaceful socialist change under Salvador Allende; the second was the ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

A historical study of Chile's twin experiments with cybernetics and socialism, and what they tell us about the relationship of technology and politics.In Cybernetic Revolutionaries, Eden Medina tells the history of two intersecting utopian visions, one political and one technological. The first was Chile's experiment with peaceful socialist change under Salvador Allende; the second was the
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Cybernetics or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine, Reissue of the 1961 second edition

de Norbert Wiener ...

A classic and influential work that laid the theoretical foundations for information theory and a timely text for contemporary informations theorists and practitioners.With the influential book Cybernetics, first published in 1948, Norbert Wiener laid the theoretical foundations for the multidisciplinary field of cybernetics, the study of controlling the flow of information in systems with ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

A classic and influential work that laid the theoretical foundations for information theory and a timely text for contemporary informations theorists and practitioners.With the influential book Cybernetics, first published in 1948, Norbert Wiener laid the theoretical foundations for the multidisciplinary field of cybernetics, the study of controlling the flow of information in systems with
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Rise of the Machines

de Thomas Rid ...

"Dazzling.” —Financial TimesAs lives offline and online merge even more, it is easy to forget how we got here. Rise of the Machines reclaims the spectacular story of cybernetics, one of the twentieth century’s pivotal ideas.Springing from the mind of mathematician Norbert Wiener amid the devastation of World War II, the cybernetic vision underpinned a host of seductive myths about the future of ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

"Dazzling.” —Financial TimesAs lives offline and online merge even more, it is easy to forget how we got here. Rise of the Machines reclaims the spectacular story of cybernetics, one of the twentieth century’s pivotal ideas.Springing from the mind of mathematician Norbert Wiener amid the devastation of World War II, the cybernetic vision underpinned a host of seductive myths about the future of
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A City Is Not a Computer

Other Urban Intelligences

de Shannon Mattern ...

Series series Places Books
A bold reassessment of "smart cities" that reveals what is lost when we conceive of our urban spaces as computersComputational models of urbanism—smart cities that use data-driven planning and algorithmic administration—promise to deliver new urban efficiencies and conveniences. Yet these models limit our understanding of what we can know about a city. A City Is Not a Computer reveals how cities ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

A bold reassessment of "smart cities" that reveals what is lost when we conceive of our urban spaces as computersComputational models of urbanism—smart cities that use data-driven planning and algorithmic administration—promise to deliver new urban efficiencies and conveniences. Yet these models limit our understanding of what we can know about a city. A City Is Not a Computer reveals how cities
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The Computer and the Brain

de John von Neumann ...

Series series The Silliman Memorial Lectures Series
In this classic work, one of the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century explores the analogies between computing machines and the living human brain. John von Neumann, whose many contributions to science, mathematics, and engineering include the basic organizational framework at the heart of today's computers, concludes that the brain operates both digitally and analogically, but also ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

In this classic work, one of the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century explores the analogies between computing machines and the living human brain. John von Neumann, whose many contributions to science, mathematics, and engineering include the basic organizational framework at the heart of today's computers, concludes that the brain operates both digitally and analogically, but also
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The Simulated Multiverse: An MIT Computer Scientist Explores Parallel Universes, The Simulation Hypothesis, Quantum Computing and the Mandela Effect

Simulation Hypothesis

de Rizwan Virk ...

Series series Simulation Hypothesis
Do multiple versions of ourselves exist in parallel universes living out their lives in different timelines? In this follow up to his bestseller, The Simulation Hypothesis, MIT Computer Scientist and Silicon Valley Game Pioneer Rizwan Virk explores these topics from a new lens: that of simulation theory.If we are living in a simulated universe, composed of information that is rendered around us, ... Leer más

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Do multiple versions of ourselves exist in parallel universes living out their lives in different timelines? In this follow up to his bestseller, The Simulation Hypothesis, MIT Computer Scientist and Silicon Valley Game Pioneer Rizwan Virk explores these topics from a new lens: that of simulation theory.If we are living in a simulated universe, composed of information that is rendered around us,
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Don't Let The Robots Ruin Your Career Plans!

de Michael Pilinski ...

Are you ready for the coming mass job extinction?Stunningly swift advances in 21st century computer technology are now on the verge of creating an entirely new — an entirely alien — form of intelligent life right here on planet Earth. This intelligence stands to be utterly rational, and utterly emotionless. A cold, calculating entity with the potential to make itself profoundly more powerful and ... Leer más

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Are you ready for the coming mass job extinction?Stunningly swift advances in 21st century computer technology are now on the verge of creating an entirely new — an entirely alien — form of intelligent life right here on planet Earth. This intelligence stands to be utterly rational, and utterly emotionless. A cold, calculating entity with the potential to make itself profoundly more powerful and
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Artificial Bodies

How Machines Replace People

de Remmelt Ellen ...

Tech bosses are invading institutions, replacing workers with "artificial intelligence".Musk plugs in propaganda bots; Schmidt plugs in killer robots. But aging bosses are replaceable too. Once worn out, they are swapped out for a new boss, or for the machines they directed geeks to build.Tech is ruining our humanity. We are treated as expendable, as parts to be replaced by more efficient parts. ... Leer más

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Tech bosses are invading institutions, replacing workers with "artificial intelligence".Musk plugs in propaganda bots; Schmidt plugs in killer robots. But aging bosses are replaceable too. Once worn out, they are swapped out for a new boss, or for the machines they directed geeks to build.Tech is ruining our humanity. We are treated as expendable, as parts to be replaced by more efficient parts.
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Introduction to Cyber Security

Guide to the World of Cyber Security

de Anand Shinde ...

Introduction to Cyber Security is a handy guide to the world of Cyber Security. It can serve as a reference manual for those working in the Cyber Security domain. The book takes a dip in history to talk about the very first computer virus, and at the same time, discusses in detail about the latest cyber threats. There are around four chapters covering all the Cyber Security technologies used ... Leer más

$3.99 USD

Introduction to Cyber Security is a handy guide to the world of Cyber Security. It can serve as a reference manual for those working in the Cyber Security domain. The book takes a dip in history to talk about the very first computer virus, and at the same time, discusses in detail about the latest cyber threats. There are around four chapters covering all the Cyber Security technologies used
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Identity and Data Security for Web Development

Best Practices

de Jonathan LeBlanc, Tim Messerschmidt ...

Developers, designers, engineers, and creators can no longer afford to pass responsibility for identity and data security onto others. Web developers who don’t understand how to obscure data in transmission, for instance, can open security flaws on a site without realizing it. With this practical guide, you’ll learn how and why everyone working on a system needs to ensure that users and data are ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Developers, designers, engineers, and creators can no longer afford to pass responsibility for identity and data security onto others. Web developers who don’t understand how to obscure data in transmission, for instance, can open security flaws on a site without realizing it. With this practical guide, you’ll learn how and why everyone working on a system needs to ensure that users and data are
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Digital Transformation in Semiconductor Manufacturing

Proceedings of the 1st and 2nd European Advances in Digital Transformation Conference, EADTC 2018, Zittau, Germany and EADTC 2019, Milan, Italy

Edición de Sophia Keil, Rainer Lasch, Fabian Lindner, Jacob Lohmer ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This open access book reports on cutting-edge electrical engineering and microelectronics solutions to foster and support digitalization in the semiconductor industry. Based on the outcomes of the European project iDev40, which were presented at the two first conference editions of the European Advances in Digital Transformation**Conference (EADCT 2018 and EADTC 2019), the book covers different, ... Leer más

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This open access book reports on cutting-edge electrical engineering and microelectronics solutions to foster and support digitalization in the semiconductor industry. Based on the outcomes of the European project iDev40, which were presented at the two first conference editions of the European Advances in Digital Transformation**Conference (EADCT 2018 and EADTC 2019), the book covers different,
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Natural-Born Cyborgs

Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence

de Andy Clark ...

From Robocop to the Terminator to Eve 8, no image better captures our deepest fears about technology than the cyborg, the person who is both flesh and metal, brain and electronics. But philosopher and cognitive scientist Andy Clark sees it differently. Cyborgs, he writes, are not something to be feared--we already are cyborgs. In Natural-Born Cyborgs, Clark argues that what makes humans so ... Leer más

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From Robocop to the Terminator to Eve 8, no image better captures our deepest fears about technology than the cyborg, the person who is both flesh and metal, brain and electronics. But philosopher and cognitive scientist Andy Clark sees it differently. Cyborgs, he writes, are not something to be feared--we already are cyborgs. In Natural-Born Cyborgs, Clark argues that what makes humans so
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Practical Cyber Intelligence

How action-based intelligence can be an effective response to incidents

de Wilson Bautista ...

Your one stop solution to implement a Cyber Defense Intelligence program in to your organisation.Key FeaturesIntelligence processes and procedures for response mechanismsMaster F3EAD to drive processes based on intelligenceThreat modeling and intelligent frameworksCase studies and how to go about building intelligent teamsBook DescriptionCyber intelligence is the missing link between your cyber .. ... Leer más

$32.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Your one stop solution to implement a Cyber Defense Intelligence program in to your organisation.Key FeaturesIntelligence processes and procedures for response mechanismsMaster F3EAD to drive processes based on intelligenceThreat modeling and intelligent frameworksCase studies and how to go about building intelligent teamsBook DescriptionCyber intelligence is the missing link between your cyber ..
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A Cursed Place

A page-turning thriller of the dark world of cyber surveillance

de Peter Hanington ...

Series series William Carver Novels
*ONE OF 40 BOOKS FOR SUMMER* 'gripping'- iNews**'A panoramic thriller ...chockful of vivid characters' THE SUNDAY TIMES'An intriguing, timely and unsettling new thriller' SAM BOURNE'Catapults you from first word to last... pacy, sinister and timely read' ALAN JUDD'Another page-turner from a writer who can take you into gripping worlds, real and virtual.' MISHAL HUSAIN<... ... Leer más

$10.99 USD

*ONE OF 40 BOOKS FOR SUMMER* 'gripping'- iNews**'A panoramic thriller ...chockful of vivid characters' THE SUNDAY TIMES'An intriguing, timely and unsettling new thriller' SAM BOURNE'Catapults you from first word to last... pacy, sinister and timely read' ALAN JUDD'Another page-turner from a writer who can take you into gripping worlds, real and virtual.' MISHAL HUSAIN<...
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Intelligent Secure Trustable Things

Edición de Michael Karner, Johannes Peltola, Michael Jerne, Lukas Kulas, Peter Priller ...

Series Libro 1147 - Studies in Computational Intelligence
This open access book provides an overview about results of the InSecTT project. Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) is the natural evolution for both Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) because they are mutually beneficial. AI increases the value of the IoT through machine learning by transforming the data into useful information, while the IoT increases the value of AI ... Leer más

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This open access book provides an overview about results of the InSecTT project. Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) is the natural evolution for both Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) because they are mutually beneficial. AI increases the value of the IoT through machine learning by transforming the data into useful information, while the IoT increases the value of AI
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Energy Production, Load and Battery Management Framework with Supporting Methods for Smart Microgrids

Edición de Francky Catthoor, Ittetsu Taniguchi, Pavlos S. Georgilakis, Dafang Zhao, Dimitrios Soudris, Kostas Siozios, Andreas Kazantzidis ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This open access book provides an overview of the results of a large university collaboration addressing the emerging topic of distributed, localized energy grids and also smart grids. The authors discuss promising, consolidated results from their consortium research activities from the past decade. The methods described achieve unprecedented accuracy levels within reasonable run-times, compatible ... Leer más

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This open access book provides an overview of the results of a large university collaboration addressing the emerging topic of distributed, localized energy grids and also smart grids. The authors discuss promising, consolidated results from their consortium research activities from the past decade. The methods described achieve unprecedented accuracy levels within reasonable run-times, compatible
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URUCIB - URUguay CIBernetico - Successfully implementing Stafford Beer´s ideas

de Victor Ganon ...

When the Internet did not exist, a true technological revolution occurred within the Uruguayan State as the country was regaining its democracy.The URUguay CIBernetico project (Cybernetic Uruguay or URUCIB for short) was a real-time information system for government decision-making. This system was ahead of its time and was later replicated in several countries, which in today´s world gains ... Leer más

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When the Internet did not exist, a true technological revolution occurred within the Uruguayan State as the country was regaining its democracy.The URUguay CIBernetico project (Cybernetic Uruguay or URUCIB for short) was a real-time information system for government decision-making. This system was ahead of its time and was later replicated in several countries, which in today´s world gains
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