Intelligence Studies

The U.S. government spends enormous resources each year on the gathering and analysis of intelligence, yet the history of American foreign policy is littered with missteps and misunderstandings that have resulted from intelligence failures. In Why Intelligence Fails, Robert Jervis examines the politics and psychology of two of the more spectacular intelligence failures in recent memory: the belief that the Shah in Iran was secure and stable in 1978, and the claim that Iraq had active WMD programs in 2002.

In Artificial Intelligence, Mitchell turns to the most urgent questions concerning AI today: How intelligent - really - are the best AI programs? How do they work? What can they actually do, and when do they fail? How humanlike do we expect them to become, and how soon do we need to worry about them surpassing us? Along the way, she introduces the dominant methods of modern AI and machine learning, describing cutting-edge AI programs, their human inventors, and the historical lines of thought that led to recent achievements.

This master book is your complete guide to passing the IAPP AIGP (Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional) certification with confidence - while gaining the real-world skills needed to govern AI ethically, legally, and effectively. This master book is primarily designed for aspirants from non - technical background. As AI technologies rapidly evolve, organizations must ensure they are deployed responsibly, transparently, and in alignment with global regulations and ethical principles. The IAPP AIGP certification validates your ability to do just that. This practical, easy-to-...

This audiobook is masterfully read by the author, Mo Gawdat. One of The Sunday Times' Business Books of the Year Technology is putting our humanity at risk to an unprecedented degree. This book is not for engineers who write the code or the policy makers who claim they can regulate it. This is a...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The bold futurist and renowned author of The Singularity Is Near explores the limitless potential of reverse-engineering the human brain. “This book is a Rosetta Stone for the mystery of human thought.”—Martine Rothblatt, chairman and CEO, United Therapeutics...

Claude AI in Action: Workflows, Automation, and Real-World Applications is the complete guide to mastering Claude — Anthropic’s advanced AI assistant built for writing, reasoning, document analysis, and business automation. Whether you are a student, a busy professional, or a developer building software, this book shows you how to turn Claude into a daily productivity engine and a strategic advantage. Claude is reshaping how people work — from drafting reports and summarizing legal documents to building workflow automations and coding applications. This book teaches you how to harness...

AI has become the new religion. Are we going to follow it? Do we even have a choice? Or have the tech evangelists captured our future? Join Christopher Wylie and Coda Story’s Isobel Cockerell as they journey from exclusive crypto parties in Dubai, to the slums of Kenya where thousands of hidden workers are training AI models, to the hacker palaces of San Francisco where tech’s true believers talk about merging computers with our brains.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An urgent warning of the unprecedented risks that AI and other fast-developing technologies pose to global order, and how we might contain them while we have the chance—from a co-founder of the pioneering artificial intelligence company DeepMind and current CEO...

In Fixing the Facts, Joshua Rovner explores the complex interaction between intelligence and policy and shines a spotlight on the problem of politicization. Rovner describes how the Johnson administration dealt with the intelligence community during the Vietnam War; how President Nixon and President Ford politicized estimates on the Soviet Union; and how pressure from the George W. Bush administration contributed to flawed intelligence on Iraq.

Derek Rydall, the author behind The Abundance Project, offers an empowering and actionable guide for workers, creators, leaders, and educators to unlock their full potential and not only survive but thrive in the AI era. As AI accelerates beyond human capabilities, the real threat isn’t that...

How will AI evolve and what major innovations are on the horizon? What will its impact be on the job market, economy, and society? What is the path toward human-level machine intelligence? What should we be concerned about as artificial intelligence advances? Architects of Intelligence contains a series of in-depth, one-to-one interviews where New York Times best-selling author Martin Ford uncovers the truth behind these questions from some of the brightest minds in the artificial intelligence community.

Are you intrigued by the world of AI and data engineering? Do you find yourself captivated by the potential of these technologies to transform businesses and industries? If so, Data Engineering and AI for Beginners is the introductory guide you've been searching for. In today’s fast evolving digital landscape where data is lifeblood, those who harness its flow hold the keys to game-changing insights. This book addresses the very challenges and questions that have been on your mind: What is Data Engineering? How Does AI Fit into the Picture? Is This for Me, a Beginner? What Tools and ...

The Convenient Terrorist is the definitive inside account of the capture, torture, and detention of Abu Zubaydah, the first “high-value target” captured by the CIA after 9/11. But was Abu Zubaydah, who is still being indefinitely held by the United States under shadowy circumstances, the blue-ribbon capture that the Bush White House claimed he was?

In Covert Regime Change, Lindsey A. O’Rourke shows us how states really act when trying to overthrow another state. She argues that conventional focus on covert cases misses the basic causes of regime change. O’Rourke provides substantive evidence of types of security interests that drive states to intervene. Covert Regime Change assembles an original dataset of all American regime change operations during the Cold War. This fund of information shows the United States was 10 times more likely to try covert rather than overt regime change during the Cold War.

A professor of religious studies meticulously documents his insights from 73 high-dose LSD sessions conducted over the course of 20 years Chronicles, with unprecedented rigor, the author’s systematic journey into a unified field of consciousness that underlies all physical existence ...

This book explains what NVIDIA is, what the company actually does, and how it became one of the most important technology companies in the world. Inside the book, you will learn: What NVIDIA builds and why its chips matter The major crises and failures the company faced in its early years How NVIDIA positioned itself in a crowded and competitive market The key breakthroughs that changed the graphics and computing industry Why AI and automation companies depend on NVIDIA chips How NVIDIA grew from a $144 billion company to nearly $4.92 trillion between 2020 and 2025 By the end of this book, ...

Transform the way you write academic texts by integrating technology, reflection, and personal judgment without delegating your thinking. The way academic texts are produced has changed. Today, studying does not merely consist of submitting assignments; it involves learning how to think, argue, and construct knowledge in an environment shaped by technology and artificial intelligence. This book offers a clear, current, and educational guide to understanding what it means to write in higher education when digital tools are already part of the process. It is not a technical manual or a ...

If you work full time, you do not need a book that pretends you have unlimited hours. You need a plan that fits real life and still prepares you to sit down, read a question, and make the right call. CCOA for People With Jobs is built for that reality, with a study structure designed to help you progress in short sessions without losing the thread. This book is for people who want to move into cybersecurity operations or level up inside it. If you are in a SOC, on an incident response team, in IT, or in a role where security problems land on your desk, the CCOA credential can be a clean way...

“Your success in life depends on your relationship with your tongue.” - JK Karliese Do you know that there is immense power in the words you speak?Do you ponder how well you communicate with others? What communication challenges have you struggled with in the past? In 40 Powerful Prayers to Tame Your Tongue, advanced practice registered nurse and fellow brethren-in-Christ, JK Karliese, shares personal struggles with several vices of the tongue and draws from these experiences and Scripture to offer spiritual support and the tools/resources needed to overcome these communication ...

Space entrepreneur turned innovation pioneer Peter H. Diamandis and award-winning science writer Steven Kotler document how progress in artificial intelligence, robotics, digital manufacturing synthetic biology, and other exponentially growing technologies will enable us to make greater gains in the next two decades than we have in the previous 200 years.