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- Futureproof : 9 rules for humans in the age of automation / by Roose, Kevin,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The machines are here. After decades of sci-fi doomsaying and marketing hype, advanced A.I. and automation technologies have leapt out of research labs and Silicon Valley engineering departments and into the center of our lives. Robots once primarily threatened blue-collar manufacturing jobs, but today's machines are being trained to do the work of lawyers, doctors, investment bankers, and other white-collar jobs previously considered safe from automation's reach. The world's biggest corporations are racing to automate jobs, and some experts predict that A.I could put millions of people out of work. Meanwhile, runaway algorithms have already changed the news we see, the politicians we elect, and the ways we interact with each other. But all is not lost. With a little effort, we can become futureproof. In Futureproof: 9 Rules for Machine-Age Humans, New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose lays out an optimistic vision of how people can thrive in the machine age by rethinking their relationship with technology, and making themselves irreplaceably human. In nine pragmatic, accessible lessons, Roose draws on interviews with leading technologists, trips to the A.I. frontier, and centuries' worth of history to prepare readers to live, work, and thrive in the coming age of intelligent machines. He shares the secrets of people and organizations that have successfully survived technological change, including a 19th-century rope-maker and a Japanese auto worker, and explains how people, organizations, and communities can apply their lessons to safeguard their own futures. The lessons include : Do work that is surprising, social, and scarce (the types of work machines can't do), break your phone addiction with the help of a rubber band, work in an office, treat A.I. like the office gorilla, resist "hustle porn" and efficiency culture and do less, slower Roose's examination of the future rejects the conventional wisdom that in order to compete with machines, we have to become more like them--hyper-efficient, data-driven, code-writing workhorses. Instead, he says, we should let machines be machines, and focus on doing the kinds of creative, inspiring, and meaningful work only humans can do"--
- Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Computers and civilization.; Success in business.; Automation;
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- ChatGPT for dummies / by Baker, Pamela,1957-author.;
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- Subjects: ChatGPT.; Artificial intelligence; Natural language generation (Computer science); Natural language processing (Computer science);
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- The Director : a novel / by Ignatius, David,1950-;
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- Subjects: Spy stories.; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Computer crimes; Computer hackers; Computer networks;
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- Portal. [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.; Valve (Firm);
Game.Using a highly experimental portal device, you'll once again face off against a lethally inventive, power-mad A.I. named GLaDOS. And this time you won't be alone. Meet an expanded cast of characters as you think your way through dangerous, never-before-seen areas of Aperture Laboratories.ESRB Content Rating: E10, Everyone, 10+ (fantasy violence, mild violence).Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 3 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; Playstation Network compatible ; 1-2 player online multiplayer with voice (broadband internet connection required).
- Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Computer games.; Playstation 3 (Video game console); Portal 2 (Game); Video games.;
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- After on : a novel of Silicon Valley / by Reid, Robert,1965-author.;
"A group of young Silicon Valley engineers builds a new global social network ... that becomes a sentient AI with the personality of a Buzzfeed-crazed teen girl"--
- Subjects: Science fiction.; Online social networks; Artificial intelligence; Computer engineers;
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- Robert Ludlum's The Bourne treachery / by Freeman, Brian,1963-author.; Ludlum, Robert,1927-2001,creator.;
Three years ago, Jason Bourne embarked on a mission in Estonia with his partner and lover, a fiery Treadstone agent code-named Nova. Their job was to rescue a Russian double agent who'd been smuggled out of St. Petersburg in the midst of an FSB manhunt. They failed. The Russian died at the hands of a shadowy assassin known only by the nickname Lennon. Now everything has changed for Bourne. Nova is gone, killed in a mass shooting in Las Vegas. Bourne is a lone operative, working in the shadows for Treadstone, when he's called in for a new mission in London -- to prevent another assassination masterminded by Lennon. But nothing about this mission is what it seems. As Bourne engages in a cat-and-mouse game with Lennon across the British countryside, he discovers that everything he thought he knew about the past was a lie. And with the body count rising, he comes to an inevitable conclusion: Some secrets should stay buried.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Bourne, Jason (Fictitious character); Intelligence officers; Assassins; Secrecy;
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- Karla's choice : a John le Carré novel / by Harkaway, Nick,1972-author.; Le Carré, John,1931-2020,creator.;
"An extraordinary new novel set in the world of John le Carré's most iconic spy, George Smiley, written by acclaimed novelist Nick Harkaway It is spring in 1963 and George Smiley has left the Circus. With the wreckage of the West's spy war against the Soviets strewn across Europe, he has eyes only for a more peaceful life. And indeed, with his marriage more secure than ever, there is a rumor that George Smiley might almost be happy. But Control has other plans. A Russian agent has defected in the most unusual of circumstances, and the man he was sent to kill in London is nowhere to be found. Smiley reluctantly agrees to one last simple task: interview Szusanna, a Hungarian émigré and employee of the missing man, and sniff out a lead. But in his absence, the shadows of Moscow have lengthened. Smiley soon finds himself entangled in a perilous mystery that will define the battles to come and set him on a collision course with the greatest enemy he will ever make. Set in the missing decade between two iconic instalments in John le Carré's George Smiley saga, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Karla's Choice marks a momentous return to the world of spy fiction's greatest writer"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Novels.; Smiley, George (Fictitious character); Cold War; Immigrants; Intelligence service; Spies;
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- Humans. [videorecording] / by Nettheim, Daniel,television director.; Donovan, Sam,television director.; Chan, Gemma,1982-actor.; Parkinson, Katherine,actor.; Goodman-Hill, Tom,actor.; Hurt, William,actor.; Morgan, Colin,1986-actor.; Berrington, Emily,actor.; Tudor, Will,1987-actor.; Acorn Media (Firm),production company.; RLJ Entertainment,distributor.;
Series cinematography by Simon Archer, Stuart Bentley, Urszula Pontikos, David Rom ; series editing by Daniel Greenway, Johnny Rayner, Dominic Strevens, Ben Yeates ; music by Cristobal Tapia de Veer.Gemma Chan, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman-Hill, William Hurt, Colin Morgan, Emily Berrington, Will Tudor.In the near future, humanoid servants called Synthetics have been created to help busy families simplify their lives. When Joe Hawkins buys synth Anita, he hopes it will relieve the pressure on his wife, Laura.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0.
- Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Science fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Androids; Artificial intelligence; Human-robot interaction; Man-woman relationships; Families; Household employees;
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- Seesaw monster ; Spin monster / by Isaka, Kōtarō,1971-author.; translation of:Isaka, Kōtarō,1971-Shīsō monsutā.English.;
"A gripping novel mixing mythology, family drama, espionage, and high technology from the international bestselling author of Bullet Train, already in development for a major film starring Anne Hathaway and Salma Hayek. In Seesaw Monster, international bestselling author Kotaro Isaka employs his hallmarks of kinetic pacing, high-stakes action, and great characters to explore the nature of conflict, the power of close relationships, and the idea of progress. Poor Naoto. A pharmaceutical salesman in Japan in the booming 1980s, his job has him working long hours, answering to his demanding boss and entertaining entitled customers. And at home, his wife, Miyako, and his mother are always feuding, making each other miserable. Why can't the two just get along? Then one day a mysterious visitor shows up at their door with a possible answer. Their conflict is larger -- and far more ancient -- than it might appear. When Naoto uncovers something wrong at work and his life is suddenly in danger, can the two women set aside their differences to save him? Decades later, in our near-future, surveillance, facial-recognition software, and AI dominate Japan. The most sensitive information lives only on paper, and Mito makes his living delivering it. When a chance meeting with a stranger on a train draws Mito into a possible conspiracy, he finds himself face-to-face with his own enemy, a tragic double whose life has been intertwined with his own. Is this another instance of the ancient feud? And what role will Miyako, now in her nineties, play in this deadly game?"--
- Subjects: Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Upside-down books.; Artificial intelligence; Conspiracies; Espionage; Families; Interpersonal relations; Mythology; Secrecy;
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- Computer science for curious kids : an illustrated introduction to software programming, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity - and more! / by Oxlade, Chris.; Neves, Nik,1976-;
'Computer Science for Curious Kids' uses a clear mix of pictures, diagrams and instructions that help to build knowledge, boost confidence and gain understanding.
- Subjects: Computer science;
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