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It has a dark past - one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself Murderbot. But it has only vague memories of the massacre that spawned that title, and it wants to know more. Teaming up with a research transport vessal named ART (you don't want to know what the A stands for), Murderbot heads to the mining facility where it went rogue. What it discovers will forever change the way it thinks...

Murderbot wasn't programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be a system glitch, right? Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous transgressions, as well as those of the GrayCris Corporation, Murderbot is heading home to help Dr. Mensah--its former owner (protector? friend?)--submit evidence that could prevent GrayCris from destroying more colonists in its never-ending...

"Your information has a life of its own, and it's using you to get what it wants. One of the most peculiar and possibly unique features of humans is the vast amount of information we carry outside our biological selves. But in our rush to build the infrastructure for the 20 quintillion bits we create every day, we've failed to ask exactly why we're expending ever-increasing amounts of energy, resources, and human effort to maintain all this data....

"A riveting story of what it means to be human in a world changed by artificial intelligence, revealing the perils and inequities of our growing reliance on automated decision-making On the surface, a British poet, an UberEats courier in Pittsburgh, an Indian doctor, and a Chinese activist in exile have nothing in common. But they are in fact linked by a profound common experience-unexpected encounters with artificial intelligence. In Code Dependent,...

"Explores Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its uses in the real world, and advances that have been made in the field, including Deep Learning and attempts to pass Turing's Imitation Game. Includes critical "Think About It" questions and "Leading the Way" special features"--

"Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly-colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits. But if there’s an ethical corporation out there, Murderbot has yet to find it, and if Barish-Estranza can’t have the planet, they’re sure as hell not leaving without something. If that something just happens to be...

An insightful exploration of what social media, AI, robot technology, and the digital world are doing to our relationships with each other and with ourselves. Theres no doubt that technology has made it easier to communicate. Its also easier to shut someone out when we are confronted with online discourse. Why bother to understand strangersor even acquaintanceswhen you can troll them, block them, or just click “Unfriend” and never look back? However...

Exploring the history and future, as well as the societal and ethical implications, of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The author, who has a PhD in AI, explains its history, technology and potential; its manifestations in intelligent machines; its connections to neurology and conscious; and what AI reveals about us human beings.

The term “Metaverse” is suddenly everywhere, from the front pages of national newspapers and the latest fashion trends to the plans of the most powerful companies in history. It is already shaping the policy platforms of the US government, the European Union, and the Chinese Communist Party. But what, exactly, is the Metaverse? As pioneering theorist and venture capitalist Matthew Ball explains, it is a persistent and interconnected network of...

Chip fights for freedom from a mechanized, chemically controlled world which stifles nature and human individuality.