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Is the algorithm plotting against us? : a layperson's guide to the concepts, math, and pitfalls of AI / by Wenger, Kenneth,1983-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.List of illustrations -- Introduction: Living with lions - - Polarization and its consequences -- Hello, Panda! -- Answering an age-old question -- Intelligent discourse -- Conclusion: From chat rooms to chatbots."Artificial intelligence is all around us. Embedded in Alexa devices and Google Home products, it operates in our houses. It enhances our phones and our cars. AI makes decisions about what shows we should watch, what articles we should read, and what items we should buy. Before long, it will be combing through our medical history and making decisions about our health care. In some parts of the world, AI is being employed in court systems and in law enforcement. Though AI is everywhere, most of us don't understand it. We hardly know what it is, let alone how it affects us. As a result, fears of self-aware machines taking over the world obscure more pressing concerns we should address about the role AI already has in our lives. In *Is the Algorithm Plotting Against Us?*, AI expert Kenneth Wenger deftly explains the complexity at the heart of artificial intelligence. He celebrates the elegance and ingenuity of AI algorithms-and you don't need a computer science degree to follow along. No mere intellectual exercise, though, Wenger exposes AI's underpinnings so we may appreciate both its sophistication and shortfalls. The growing use of AI warrants all of us to consider certain questions and assume certain responsibilities. What does an AI-driven future look like? Will self-driving cars ever surpass human performance? Should AI be allowed in courthouses? What are the implications of AI's application in advertising? Wenger empowers readers to answer these questions for themselves, an essential step we all must take at a time when AI's hold on tech, society, and our imagination is only getting stronger"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Artificial intelligence.; Artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence; Cognitive science; Computer algorithms.; Technology;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Robots and AI : how robots and AI are revolutionizing our world / by Jackson, Tom,1972-author.(CARDINAL)332335; Baczynski, Kristyna,1986-illustrator.;
Hello, robots! -- Factory robot -- Robot grippers -- Firefightingrobots -- Flying drone -- Mech suits -- Telepresence robot -- Friendly robots -- Robo-dog -- Robot vacuum -- Smart home -- Driverless cars -- Robo-doc -- Underwater robot -- Robot rover -- Game on! -- How to teach a robot -- Artistic robots? -- Chatbots -- Supercomputing."In So That's How It Works! Robots and AI, learn how technology is developing in a range of ways, from deep-sea discoveries to outer-space adventures. Find out how robots can assist firefighters, and how mech suits can help humans perform a whole range of tasks. With robo-dogs, driverless cars, chatbots, and more, there are so many fascinating inventions to explore"--Ages 7-9.Grades 2-4.
Subjects: Informational works.; Illustrated works.; Robots; Artificial intelligence; Technology; Technological innovations;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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I think I was murdered [sound recording] : a novel / by Coble, Colleen,author.(CARDINAL)341602; Acker, Rick,1966-author.(CARDINAL)670179; Peakes, Karen,narrator.(CARDINAL)619429;
Read by Karen Peakes.A year ago, Katrina Berg was thriving, a key player in a successful AI chatbot start-up, married to a loving husband, and financially secure. But her life unraveled when her husband, Jason, died in a car crash, her company collapsed under legal scrutiny, and her grandmother passed away. Left with grief, Katrina clings to a beta chatbot prototype on her phone that mimics Jason, using his data to create conversations that feel real. Though it slows her healing, she can't stop interacting with the bot. One day, the chatbot shocks her with an unexpected message: "I think I was murdered." Alarmed, Katrina returns to her hometown in Northern California and teams up with Seb Wallace, a local restaurateur and old friend, to uncover the truth. As they investigate, they face the challenges of grief, complex family ties, and the unsettling power of technology, all while trying to stay alive in the process.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Thrillers (Fiction); Christian fiction.; Widows; Artificial intelligence;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Benny the blue whale : a descent into story, language and the madness of ChatGPT / by Stanton, Andy,author.(CARDINAL)343177;
Includes bibliographical references.Introduction: diving in -- Deep calls unto deep: the beginning of Benny's journey -- The secret languages of power and the unraveling of reality -- The rise of the colossal-ites and the battle for siren's sound: the language of the stones and the fast food connection -- The unveiling of the ultimate author: revealing the mastermind behind the adventure -- Epilogue -- Afterword: resurfacing -- Acknowledgements -- Selected notes.When a friend introduces him to ChatGPT, the new large language chatbot, Andy is as sceptical as he is curious. Can this jumble of algorithms really mimic the spontaneity of human thought? Could it one day replace human authors like him for good? And are we soon to be ruled over by despotic robot overlords.Adult.
Subjects: ChatGPT.; Technology; Creative writing; Authorship; Natural language generation (Computer science);
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Digital dharma : how AI can elevate spiritual intelligence and personal well-being / by Chopra, Deepak,author.(CARDINAL)345115;
"In a world captivated yet bewildered by artificial intelligence, spiritual icon Deepak Chopra, MD, illuminates AI's untapped potential to unravel the enigma of consciousness, positioning AI not as a threat but as a catalyst for personal and collective growth. In Digital Dharma, Chopra navigates the balance between technology and expanded awareness, explaining that while AI cannot duplicate human intelligence, it can vastly enhance personal and spiritual growth. Chopra shows readers how the most popular, freely available chatbots can serve as guides through every level of human potential--survival and safety, emotional connection, self-worth, abundance, creativity, wisdom, and the infinite possibilities of cosmic consciousness. AI chatbots offer information, advice, and exploratory avenues of untapped potential about any aspect of human awareness. In practical terms, making AI your ally and guide depends on the art of the prompt, the questions a user poses to a chatbot. As Chopra shows in detail, by asking the right questions, you can bring AI into your inner world, which is where personal growth happens. Chopra provides a personal assessment for you to better understand yourself and exercises to help you expand your awareness in any part of your life. Digital Dharma masterfully helps readers to harness AI, not merely as a technological tool but as a partner in crafting a future where human potential solves the urgent problems facing the planet and each of us as individuals. Deepak Chopra invites us to transcend our limitations and explore a relationship with AI that elevates collective consciousness and personal evolution at the same time."--
Subjects: Self-actualization (Psychology); Spirituality.; Artificial intelligence.; Interpersonal relations.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 21
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I think I was murdered [large print] : a novel / by Coble, Colleen,author(CARDINAL)341602; Acker, Rick,1966-author(CARDINAL)670179;
Just a year ago, Katrina Berg was at the height of her career with a promising future in a top AI chatbot start-up, a loving husband and plenty of money. Then disaster struck - her husband Jason died in a car crash. Her CEO was indicted, and as the company's legal counsel, Katrina faced tough questions and was locked out of her office. To top it off, her beloved grandmother passed away. Her solace is a beta prototype chatbot on her phone, loaded with Jason's data, which she has 'talked' to daily for six months. It's incredibly realistic, mimicking Jason's syntax and words, and although it hinders her grief recovery, she can't stop using it. One day, she asks it: 'Tell me something I don't know.' After a pause, it responds: 'I think I was murdered.' Shocked, Katrina returns to her Norwegian-flavoured hometown in the northern California redwoods. She enlists the help of Seb Wallace, a local restaurateur and old friend, to uncover the truth. Together, they navigate grief, family dynamics and the implications of technology, while trying to stay alive long enough to solve the mystery.
Subjects: Large print books.; Thrillers (Fiction); Christian fiction.; Widows; Grief; Spouses; Artificial intelligence;
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Sympathy Tower Tokyo : a novel / by Qudan, Rie,1990-author.; Kirkwood, Jesse,translator.(CARDINAL)884031;
In a near-future Tokyo where criminals are treated as victims and housed in a luxurious tower, architect Sara Machina struggles with past trauma, creative doubt, and a faltering romance while turning to an AI chatbot for clarity and inspiration.Welcome to the Japan of tomorrow. Here, the practice of radical sympathy toward criminals has become normalized. The incarcerated are considered victims influenced by their environments to commit crime and are labeled accordingly as Homo miserabilis. A grand, yet controversial, skyscraper in the heart of Tokyo is planned to house lawbreakers in compassionate comfort--Sympathy Tower Tokyo. Acclaimed architect Sara Machina has been tasked with designing the city's new centerpiece but is filled with doubt. Haunted by a terrible crime she experienced as a young girl, she wonders if she might inherently disagree with the values of the project, which should be the pinnacle of her career. As Sara grapples with these conflicting emotions, her relationship with her gorgeous--and much younger--boyfriend grows increasingly strained. In search of solace and in need of creative inspiration, Sara turns to the knowing words of an AI chatbot...
Subjects: Dystopian fiction.; Social problem fiction.; Novels.; Women architects; Prisons; Architecture; Skyscrapers; Artificial intelligence; Correctional institutions; Criminal behavior;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 3
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Coding with AI for dummies / by Minnick, Chris,author.(CARDINAL)271046;
Includes index (pages 311-324). Boost your coding output and accuracy with AI Artificial intelligence tools like chatbots and autocompletion offer help to coders during every phase of the software development lifecycle. This book guides coders through AI platforms that help automate code creation, optimize code, test for errors, and make updates. Become more productive as you apply AI tools to make coding a smoother process. With this Dummies guide, you can turn AI into your own personal assistant. Inside... Discover how AI helps you code Evaluate AI coding platforms Prompt AI to generate code Improve your code quality Debug or translate your work Simplify documentation Update and maintain legacy code
Subjects: Artificial intelligence.; Computer programming.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 7
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The instability of truth : brainwashing, mind control, and hyper-persuasion / by Lemov, Rebecca M.(Rebecca Maura),author.(CARDINAL)666747;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-433) and index.Introduction: From twentieth- to twenty-first-century mind-control techniques -- Part 1: Brainwashing arrives. Lima beans at the bottom of the ocean -- The volleyball problem -- The lonesome friends of science -- Violence studies -- Part 2: Brainwashing spreads. Literal brain control -- A small uh-oh opened up in my soul -- I accomodated my thoughts to theirs -- Darksome house of mortal clay -- Part 3: Brainwashing evolves. How to look inside people, extract their intimate data, and gently nudge emotional states into being -- On being emotionally chanied to technology : namely, your radio, television, internet, social media, or friendly-yet-somehow-predatory chatbot -- Hopium -- Conclusion.An acclaimed historian of science uncovers the hidden history of brainwashing--and its troubling implications for today. Because brainwashing affects both the world and our observation of the world, we often don't recognize it while it's happening--unless we know where to look. As Rebecca Lemov writes in The Instability of Truth, "Brainwashing erases itself." What we call brainwashing is more common than we think; it is not so much what happens to other people as what can happen to anyone. The Instability of Truth exposes the myriad ways our minds can be controlled against our will, from the brainwashing techniques used against American POWs in North Korea to the "soft" brainwashing of social media doomscrolling and behavior-shaping. In our increasingly data-driven world, anyone can fall victim to mind control. Lemov identifies invasive forms of emotional engineering that exploit trauma and addiction to coerce and persuade in everyday life. Tracing the word "brainwashing" from deep in the files of an operative of the U.S. Office of Strategic Services in the 1950s to the pioneering research of Robert Jay Lifton, to the public trials of cult leaders and the case of Patty Hearst, Lemov also studies how the idea of mind control has spread across the globe and penetrated courtrooms, secret labs, military schools, and today's digital sites. The Instability of Truth offers lessons from mind-control episodes past and present. Truth is always subject to question in more mundane walks of life than most people believe, and Lemov equips us for the increasing challenges we face from social media, AI, and an unprecedented, global form of surveillance capitalism. The Instability of Truth develops a rigorous new understanding of both brainwashing's paradoxes and its emotional roots, by giving voice to brainwashers, the brainwashed, and third-party observers alike.
Subjects: Brainwashing.; Brainwashing; Neurobiology.; Control (Psychology); Persuasion (Psychology); Influence (Psychology); Mental suggestion.; Propaganda; Truthfulness and falsehood;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 10
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ChatGPT, AI, and the future of writing / by Hurt, Avery Elizabeth,editor.(CARDINAL)415814; Greenhaven Publishing,publisher.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-172) and index.Ever since the large language model-based AI chatbot ChatGPT launched in 2022, there has been a significant amount of buzz and concern around the possibility of this technology impacting writing as both a creative and professional pursuit. Proponents of the use of ChatGPT and similar AI argue that it can be useful in helping people improve their writing and be more productive, while opponents fear that it could make writing less creative, discourage people from learning to effectively communicate themselves, and even result in the loss of jobs that involve writing. This volume considers viewpoints on both sides of this debate to explore the role of ChatGPT and other AI today and in the years to come.
Subjects: ChatGPT.; Artificial intelligence.; Artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence; Natural language generation (Computer science); Authorship.; Computer programs.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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