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"Futurists are certain that humanlike AI is on the horizon, but in fact engineers have no idea how to program human reasoning. AI reasons from statistical correlations across data sets, while common sense is based heavily on conjecture. Erik Larson arguesthat hyping existing methods will only hold us back from developing truly humanlike AI"-- "A cutting-edge AI researcher and tech entrepreneur debunks the fantasy that superintelligence is just a...

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2) Means of control: how the hidden alliance of tech and government is creating a new American surveillance state

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Tau, Byron

Language

English

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"A sweeping exposé of the U.S. government's alliance with data brokers, tech companies, and advertisers, and how their efforts are reshaping surveillance and privacy as we know it. Our modern world is awash in surveillance. Most of us are dimly aware ofthis-ever get the sense that an ad is "following" you around the internet?-but we don't understand the extent to which the technology embedded in our phones, computers, cars, and homes is part of...

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3) Star trek: Lower decks.Season 4

Publisher

Paramount

Pub. Date

[2024]

Language

English

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In season four, an unknown force is destroying starships and threatening galactic peace. Luckily, the crew of the USS Cerritos isn't important enough for stuff like that! Instead, Ensigns Mariner, Boimler, Tendi, Rutherford, and Provisional Ensign T'Lyn are keeping up with their Starfleet duties, avoiding malevolent computers, and getting stuck in a couple of caves, all while encountering new and classic aliens! This two-disc set includes every episode...

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4) Technology

Author

Ochoa, Ellen

Series

Publisher

Lil' Libros

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

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"Joining Dr. Ochoa's Stellar World: We Are All Scientists is the following letter in STEAM and the next book in the series, Dr. Ochoa's Stellar World: Technology! Your future tech wizards will learn of the endless possibilities that computers, algorithms, and coding can create the world around them. Alongside Ellen Ochoa, let's explore how technology is part of our daily lives, allowing us all to stay curious and be a part of our world's innovation"--...