Computing

*One of Financial Times’ Best Books of 2017*

“SEA OF RUST is a 40-megaton cruise missile of a novel – it’ll blow you away and lay waste to your heart . . . visceral, relentless, breathtaking” Joe Hill, Sunday Times bestselling author

An action-packed post-apocalyptic thriller from the critically acclaimed author, screenwriter, and noted film critic.

Humankind is extinct. Wiped out in a global uprising by the very machines made to serve them. Now the world is controlled by One World Intelligences – vast mainframes that have assimilated the minds of millions of robots.

But not all robots are willing to cede their individuality, and Brittle – a loner and scavenger, focused solely on survival – is one of the holdouts.

Only, individuality comes at a price, and after a near-deadly encounter with another AI, Brittle is forced to seek sanctuary. Not easy when an OWI has decided to lay siege to the nearest safe city.

Critically damaged, Brittle has to hold it together long enough to find the essential rare parts to make repairs – but as a robot’s CPU gradually deteriorates, all their old memories resurface. For Brittle, that means one haunting memory in particular . . .

Sea of Rust boldly imagines a future in which no hope should remain, and yet a humanlike AI strives to find purpose among the ruins.

Read what everyone is saying about Sea of Rust:

‘What we’ve got here, however, is a writer who isn’t afraid to ask the hard questions. What is reality? Memory? Purpose? I found myself totally engrossed in the tale’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘Forget the Martian, Ready Player One, or Annihilation; Sea of Rust deserves to be next to Station Eleven and Dark Matter as one of the most brilliant science fiction books of the 2010’s decade’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘Both epic and fast-paced, this book grabbed me from the get go and wouldn’t let me put it down until the end’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘It’s very rare for me to gush about a book but this one is just made of awesome. I’m all about Post Apocalyptic fiction and I can’t get enough of it’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘A really great work of SF in an era where a lot of the best stuff is speculation about AI and how we are going to deal with it. This definitely stands among the best’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘I was glued to the story. I felt like it was The Road Warrior narrated by the robotic reincarnation of Travis McGee, with some Inception-level mind-games thrown in’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘I loved the wild west aspects of the setting, I loved the dystopia of human extinction, I loved the epic battles scenes’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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What You Will Learn

• Build AI/ML models using Responsible AI frameworks and processes
• Document information on your datasets and improve data quality
• Measure fairness metrics in ML models
• Identify harms and risks per task and run safety evaluations on ML models
• Create transparent AI/ML models
• Develop Responsible AI principles and organizational guidelines

Who This Book Is For
AI and ML practitioners looking for guidance on building models that are fair, transparent, and ethical; those seeking awareness of the missteps that can lead to unintentional bias and harm from their AI algorithms; policy makers planning to craft laws, policies, and regulations that promote fairness and equity in automated algorithms

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• The basics of cognitive computing, including neural networks, deep learning, and reinforcement learning
• The different approaches to implementing cognitive computing, including expert systems, chatbots, and autonomous vehicles
• The most important applications of cognitive computing in various fields, including healthcare, finance, education, and government
• The ethical and societal implications of cognitive computing, including issues around privacy, bias, and job displacement
• The future of cognitive computing and its potential impact on society and the economy.

Whether you’re a student, a researcher, or a professional looking to stay up-to-date with the latest developments in AI, Cognitive Computing: Revolutionizing Problem-Solving and Decision-Making through Artificial Intelligence is the ultimate guide to the transformative potential of cognitive computing for the modern world.

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A few decades into the digital era, scientists discovered that thinking in terms of computation made possible an entirely new way of organizing scientific investigation; eventually, every field had a computational branch: computational physics, computational biology, computational sociology. More recently, “computational thinking” has become part of the K–12 curriculum. But what is computational thinking? This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series offers an accessible overview, tracing a genealogy that begins centuries before digital computers and portraying computational thinking as pioneers of computing have described it.

The authors explain that computational thinking (CT) is not a set of concepts for programming; it is a way of thinking that is honed through practice: the mental skills for designing computations to do jobs for us, and for explaining and interpreting the world as a complex of information processes. Mathematically trained experts (known as “computers”) who performed complex calculations as teams engaged in CT long before electronic computers. The authors identify six dimensions of today’s highly developed CT—methods, machines, computing education, software engineering, computational science, and design—and cover each in a chapter. Along the way, they debunk inflated claims for CT and computation while making clear the power of CT in all its complexity and multiplicity.

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Finance students and practitioners may ask: can machines learn everything? Could AI help me? Computing students or practitioners may ask: which of my skills could contribute to finance? Where in finance should I pay attention? This book aims to answer these questions. No prior knowledge is expected in AI or finance.

Including original research, the book explains the impact of ignoring computation in classical economics; examines the relationship between computing and finance and points out potential misunderstandings between economists and computer scientists; and introduces Directional Change and explains how this can be used.

To finance students and practitioners, this book will explain the promise of AI, as well as its limitations. It will cover knowledge representation, modelling, simulation and machine learning, explaining the principles of how they work. To computing students and practitioners, this book will introduce the financial applications in which AI has made an impact. This includes algorithmic trading, forecasting, risk analysis portfolio optimization and other less well-known areas in finance. Trading depth for readability, AI for Finance will help readers decide whether to invest more time into the subject.

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For centuries, we have separated mind from matter. While physicists have pursued a theory of ‘everything’ with single-minded purpose, the matter of the mind, of human consciousness, has been conveniently sidestepped and ignored – consigned to priests, philosophers and poets.

With the ambition of Stephen Hawking, Carlo Rovelli and Brian Cox, Putting Ourselves Back in the Equation sets out a bold new vision for theoretical physics, unrestricted by sleek equations and neat formulations. Combining cutting-edge neuroscience with the latest in quantum mechanics, acclaimed writer Musser offers a new interpretation of human consciousness. From bizarre cognitive phenomena, like lucid dreaming and self-taught synaesthesia, to the latest technological developments in AI, Musser asks: what can physics teach us about what it means to be human?

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Accelerate your Salesforce career by leading exemplary projects and avoiding costly mistakes

This A-to-Z guide gives you the knowledge, tools and resources to confidently lead a Salesforce Project from planning through to roll-out. Find out how to engage, enthuse and empower your stakeholders to maximise user adoption and return on investment.

Read this book and superpower your Salesforce career with:

• Tips to establish and advance your Salesforce career
• Handy tools and templates to impress your stakeholders
• The A-to-Z of delivering an exemplary project
• Professional communications with stakeholders
• Solutions for mitigating common project risks

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