Language Hacker

A funny, practical, and refreshingly honest guide to learning languages without the gimmicks. Drawing from decades as a military linguist, language teacher, and student of languages including Russian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, French, and German, Michael Hacker explores how language learning really works—from grammar and vocabulary to immersion, fluency, and culture. Part memoir, part primer, and part field guide, Hacking Language is designed for curious beginners, aspiring polyglots, and anyone who wants to better understand language, culture, and the human language-learning machine.

What would you do with an AI that can write like a human? Ana is a struggling creative who has been unable to get her work published. She meets a hacker who gets her access to GPT-X, the world's largest neural net language model. With over 2.4 quadrillion parameters, the AI is capable of generating text that is indistinguishable from human-written prose. Ana quickly realizes that the AI is not just a tool for writing, but a tool for creativity. With the help of GPT-X, Ana is able to create works of art that are unlike anything that has been seen before. The Girl With All the Text is a story...

Un hacker rebelde. Un gobierno comprometido. Y una mujer atrapada entre la traición y la verdad. Emily Jensen no rompe las reglas—las hace cumplir. Pero cuando el hombre en quien alguna vez confió desaparece tras descubrir un programa clasificado de vigilancia, Emily se ve obligada a cuestionarlo todo, incluso a su propia agencia. Al asociarse con una red tecnológica clandestina y reencontrarse con Jack Carter—el hacker con sus propios secretos—Emily destapa una escalofriante conspiración digital que alcanza los niveles más altos del poder. Perseguida por enemigos tanto en el ...