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Publication Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"A trade book that argues that predictive AI is snake oil: it cannot and will never work. Artificial Intelligence is an umbrella term for a set of loosely related technologies. For instance, ChatGPT has little in common with algorithms that banks use to evaluate loan applicants. Both of these are referred to as AI, but in all of the salient ways -- how they work, what they're used for and by whom, and how they fail -- they couldn't be more different....
Author
Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
"In 2023, hundreds of AI luminaries signed an open letter warning that artificial intelligence poses a serious risk of human extinction. Since then, the AI race has only intensified. Companies and countries are rushing to build machines that will be smarter than any person. And the world is devastatingly unprepared for what would come next. For decades, two signatories of that letter -- Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares -- have studied how smarter-than-human...
Author
Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
"From a brilliant longtime AI Insider with intimate access to the world of Sam Altman's OpenAI, an eye-opening account of arguably the most fateful tech arms race in history, reshaping the planet in real time, from the cockpit of the company that is driving the frenzy"--Dust jacket.
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Publisher
Currency
Publication Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In a groundbreaking blend of science and imagination, the former president of Google China and a leading writer of speculative fiction join forces to answer an urgent question: How will artificial intelligence change our world over the next twenty years? AI will be the defining issue of the twenty-first century, but many people know little about it apart from visions of dystopian robots or flying cars. Though the term has been around for half a century,...
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Publication Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
"With the rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence, both existential fears and uncritical enthusiasm for AI systems have surged. In this era of unprecedented technological growth, understanding the profound impacts of AI - both positive and negative - is more crucial than ever. In The Intelligence Explosion, James Barrat, a leading technology expert, equips readers with the tools to navigate the complex and often chaotic landscape of modern...
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Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A Fortune magazine journalist draws on his expertise and extensive contacts among the companies and scientists at the forefront of artificial intelligence to offer dramatic predictions of AI's impact over the next decade, from reshaping our economy and the way we work, learn, and create to unknitting our social fabric, jeopardizing our democracy, and fundamentally altering the way we think. Within the next five years, Jeremy Kahn predicts, AI will...
7) Spin control
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Series
Publication Date
2006
Language
English
Description
In this stunning follow-up to the critically acclaimed novel Spin State, Chris Moriarty depicts a grim future in which the final frontier may well be extinction. For as far-flung planets are terraformed and Earth’s age-old conflicts are contracted out to AIs, humanity is losing the only war that counts: the war for survival.
Call Arkady a clone with a conscience. Or call him a traitor. A member of the space-faring Syndicates,...
Call Arkady a clone with a conscience. Or call him a traitor. A member of the space-faring Syndicates,...
9) Afraid
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Publication Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Curtis and his family are selected to test a revolutionary new home device: a digital family assistant called AIA. Taking smart home to the next level, once the unit and all its sensors and cameras are installed in their home, AIA seems able to do it all. She learns the family's behaviors and begins to anticipate their needs. And she can make sure nothing - and no one - gets in her family's way.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc
Publication Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Artificial Intelligence is no longer a science fiction daydream, but an inevitable future technology that will affect our lives in and out of the workplace. Brennan Pursell and Joshua Walker separate the myths from the facts about adapting AI to boost bottom lines no matter the type of business"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Publication Date
[2026]
Language
English
Description
"Artificial intelligence is the capability of computer systems to imitate human behavior and thinking. Explore how artificial intelligence is used to further human goals, as well as the ethical concerns associated with its use"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publication Date
2026.
Language
English
Description
"The intense dystopian world-building of John Twelve Hawks (The Traveler) returns with a masterful journey through the near future of Artificial Intelligence, in which a wise, orphaned ten-year-old girl goes on the run with only her trusty "Interactive Toy" to guide her toward New York City, where a dark landscape, and perhaps a hidden hero, await her"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Manuscripts Press
Publication Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
What is AI, really-and how will we prepare for it? Some say we should fear it. Others say worship it. But what's real, what's hype, and how will it actually impact our lives? Whether you're a total novice or simply want to round out your knowledge, this book is your one-stop crash course on AI. James Wang, former hedge fund investor at Bridgewater Associates, start-up entrepreneur, and now deep tech venture capitalist, cuts through the hype with clarity...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Publication Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Two leaders in the [artificial intelligence] field offer a compelling analysis of the current state of the art and reveal the steps we must take to achieve a truly robust artificial intelligence." -- From book jacket.
15) Exploring AI
Author
Publication Date
2024
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Explore the world of artificial intelligence and the amazing impact it is having on daily life. Discover how people are using artificial intelligence to try to solve issues with health, the environment, endangered animals, and more! A collaboration with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), this book features an engaging narrative and dynamic photos that explore the creators of today's AI and those who will be taking it into...
16) M3GAN 2.0
Publisher
Universal
Publication Date
[2025]
Language
English
Description
Two years after M3GAN's rampage, her creator, Gemma, resorts to resurrecting her infamous creation in order to take down Amelia, the military-grade weapon who was built by a defense contractor who stole M3GAN's underlying tech.
17) Upgrade
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Publication Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Grey Trace and his wife suffer a brutal mugging which leaves him paralyzed and results in her murder. After the horrific crime, a special new technology is brought to him with a chip implanted in his spine called Stem. With that chip, he now has a new upgraded control over his body and abilities. Set in the near-future, Grey embarks on an exhilarating quest to gain revenge by using his new skills.
18) Qualityland
Author
Publication Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A U.S. release of an international best-seller imagines a country where a universal ranking system determines its citizens' statuses, careers and romantic partners, where a machine scrapper becomes the unwitting leader of a band of misfit robots. --Publisher
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Publisher
Starry Forest Books
Publication Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that you can teach a robot to play soccer? Or that you can ride in a car driven by a computer? Discover how AI learns and grows, as well as how it identifies objects by recognizing differences and similarities!"--Amazon.