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BOBIVERSE TO-DO LIST: Determine who built a vast wormhole network–and why; Crack faster-than-light travel; Help tens of thousands of refugees find a new planet; Confront a new threat from an old enemy; Figure out how to save the known universe from certain destruction.

The Modern AI Handbook is a practical and accessible guide designed to help readers understand artificial intelligence with confidence, clarity, and purpose. Written for beginners and non-technical readers, this book explains the essential concepts behind AI while demonstrating how these tools are transforming learning, productivity, communication, and decision-making in everyday life.

Artificial Intelligence in Plain Language is an easy-to-understand introduction to artificial intelligence designed for readers who want to learn about AI without technical jargon or complex explanations. This beginner-friendly guide breaks down core AI concepts into simple language, helping readers understand what artificial intelligence is, how it works, where it is used, and why it has become such an important part of modern life.

Today’s “machine-learning” systems, trained by data, are so effective that we’ve invited them to see and hear for us―and to make decisions on our behalf. But alarm bells are ringing. Recent years have seen an eruption of concern as the field of machine learning advances. When the systems we attempt to teach will not, in the end, do what we want or what we expect, ethical and potentially existential risks emerge. Researchers call this the alignment problem.

In Level Seven, the exciting culmination of the Killday series, AIs strive to evolve into a super intelligence and might destroy humanity in that pursuit. But could their hopes of achieving godhood actually lie with the nearly extinct humans they intend to eradicate?

The noted inventor and futurist’s successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explores how technology will transform the human race in the decades to come Since it was first published in 2005, Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity Is Near and its vision of an exponential future have...

Victoria thought her biggest concern in college would be surviving her final exams—until the night she was abducted from campus and thrown into a nightmare she couldn’t escape. As one of the rare female wolf shifters, she was a coveted prize. And now, she was destined to be used as a surrogate for wolf packs desperate to secure their bloodlines. Damian would do anything to ensure his pack’s future, even if it meant paying a hefty price for the Blood Luna Lab’s “services.” But when he discovers the horrifying truth behind the hospital’s operations his entire world is upended.

Melanie Mitchell separa la ciencia real de la ciencia ficción en este amplio examen del estado actual de la inteligencia artificial y de cómo está rehaciendo nuestro mundo. Ninguna empresa científica reciente ha resultado tan seductora, aterradora y llena de extravagantes promesas y...

Terminator 1+: The Future Is Not Set, bridges the timespan between Terminator and Terminator 2: The Rise of the Machines. It answers the questions left hanging and introduces us to characters that ultimately populate the Terminator Universe.

Neuromancer is the multiple award-winning novel that launched the astonishing career of William Gibson. The first fully-realized glimpse of humankind's digital future, it is a shocking vision that has challenged our assumptions about our technology and ourselves, reinvented the way we speak and...

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 of...

This is a practical, non-technical guide for business leaders, entrepreneurs, and curious minds. This comprehensive guide on agentic AI cuts through the hype and offers a clear, jargon-free strategic roadmap to understanding and applying this technology. The authors bring a rare perspective, having implemented agentic AI across diverse organizations—from global enterprises to agile startups—witnessing both remarkable successes and sobering failures.

The Everyday AI Toolkit is a practical and beginner-friendly guide to using artificial intelligence as a tool for learning, creativity, organization, and everyday productivity. Designed for readers who want to benefit from AI without needing technical expertise, this book demonstrates how simple AI-powered strategies can help streamline tasks, generate ideas, improve planning, and support personal and professional growth.

Al doesn't have to be intimidating. It can be practical, simple, and genuinely useful - starting today. In AI BASICS: Your Personal Guide to Understanding and Using Artificial Intelligence, Skylah Tech strips away the confusion and gives you a clear, step-by-step path to using Al with confidence - no technical background required. Whether you're a business owner, educator, student, or simply curious about what Al can do, this friendly guide shows you how to turn Al into a helpful tool for everyday life and work. Inside, you'll learn how to: • Understand what Al actually is (without the ...

The Responsible AI User is a practical beginner’s guide to using artificial intelligence safely, ethically, and effectively in an increasingly digital world. As AI becomes a common part of everyday life, this book helps readers understand how to benefit from powerful technology while avoiding common mistakes related to accuracy, privacy, misinformation, and overreliance on automated systems.

The Practical Intelligence Shift is a clear and accessible guide to understanding how artificial intelligence, automation, and digital skills are reshaping everyday life and work. Written for beginners and non-technical readers, this book explains how to use modern technology as a practical tool for improving productivity, organizing information, and making better decisions while maintaining human judgment and responsibility.

The first book in Iain M. Banks's seminal science fiction series, The Culture. Consider Phlebas introduces readers to the utopian conglomeration of human and alien races that explores the nature of war, morality, and the limitless bounds of mankind's imagination. The war raged across the galaxy...

In the Age of AI, the constraint has shifted from producing outputs to delivering outcomes. As AI automates knowledge work at unprecedented scale, most organizations remain trapped measuring the wrong things—lines of code, features delivered, and other outputs that AI can now produce almost for free. The real constraint has shifted to organizational structure and the ability to turn strategy into measurable business outcomes.

One of our greatest philosophers and scientists of the mind examines where the self comes from – and how our selves can exist in the minds of others. “I Am a Strange Loop is a work of rigorous thinking, but it’s also an extraordinary tribute to the memory of romantic love: The Year of...

Este no es un libro de oráculos o vaticinios, sino las reflexiones de dos autores que consideran que estar informados es la mejor forma de navegar la indefectible ola de la inteligencia artificial. En una conversación tan lúcida como estimulante, el neurocientífico superventas Mariano Sigman y el emprendedor Santiago Bilinkis repasan el origen, las utilidades y los riesgos de esta tecnología.