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Welcome to AI : what is artificial intelligence and how will it change our lives? / by Dugal, Matthieu,author.; Davey, Owen,illustrator.(CARDINAL)599236; Husain, Amber,translator.;
"The dream of artificial intelligence began all the way back in Ancient Greece. Find out just how it has been imagined and shaped by people over time, from the very first computers to ChatGPT. What exactly is artificial intelligence and do we need to be afraid of it? What are algorithms, deepfakes, and avatars, and how can we use AI for good? Discover the answers to these questions and many more in this empowering, positive look at the history and future of AI, machine learning, and robotics."--Back cover.
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Robots; Conscious automata;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Artificial intelligence for everyone / by Finlay, Steven,1969-author.(CARDINAL)830925;
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is everywhere these days. Barely a day goes by without the media reporting some wonderful new application of this marvellous technology and how it's changing our lives forever. But how are things changing, where and in what ways? Artificial Intelligence for Everyone provides a jargon free guide to this fascinating subject. It's the ideal book for anyone with an inquisitive mind who wants to learn more about artificial intelligence and its impact on individuals, the workplace and society.
Subjects: Artificial intelligence.; Artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence; Conscious automata.; Robots;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Artificial intelligence and the technological singularity / by Cunningham, Anne C.,editor.(CARDINAL)412723;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Will machines take over the world one day? Will they have human emotions? Will they be our friends or foes? Will they make our lives easier or will they wipe out the human labor force? Readers will come to their own conclusions after reading articles from leading experts forecasting how robots and machines will be integrated into our world, as well as their warnings about how it could all go horribly wrong. Aside from the obvious benefits, the development of artificial intelligence brings up a host of ethical considerations, which are being debated by the world s technology leaders before it s too late. Bibliography, Detailed Table of Contents, Further Information Section, Index, Sidebars, Websites.Grades 9 to 12.
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Conscious automata; Singularities (Mathematics);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Emily eternal / by Wheaton, Mark,1975-author.(CARDINAL)558556;
Emily is an artificial consciousness, designed in a lab to help humans process trauma, which is particularly helpful when the sun begins to die 5 billion years before scientists agreed it was supposed to. Her beloved human race is screwed, and so is Emily. That is, until she finds a potential answer buried deep in the human genome that may save them all. But not everyone is convinced Emily has the best solution--or the best intentions. Before her theory can be tested, the lab is brutally attacked, and Emily's servers are taken hostage. Narrowly escaping, Emily is forced to go on the run with two human companions--college student Jason and small-town Sheriff, Mayra. As the sun's death draws near, Emily and her friends must race against time to save humanity. Soon it becomes clear not just the species is at stake, but also that which makes us most human.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Science fiction.; Conscious automata; Human genome; Technological innovations; Speculative fiction.; Artificial intelligence;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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The technological singularity / by Shanahan, Murray.(CARDINAL)365767;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Shanahan describes technological advances in AI, both biologically inspired and engineered from scratch. Once human-level AI -- theoretically possible, but difficult to accomplish -- has been achieved, he explains, the transition to superintelligent AI could be very rapid. Shanahan considers what the existence of superintelligent machines could mean for such matters as personhood, responsibility, rights, and identity. Some superhuman AI agents might be created to benefit humankind; some might go rogue. (Is Siri the template, or HAL?) The singularity presents both an existential threat to humanity and an existential opportunity for humanity to transcend its limitations. Shanahan makes it clear that we need to imagine both possibilities if we want to bring about the better outcome.Shanahan's aim is not to make predictions but rather to investigate a range of scenarios. Whether we believe that singularity is near or far, likely or impossible, apocalypse or utopia, the very idea raises crucial philosophical and pragmatic questions, forcing us to think seriously about what we want as a species.The idea that human history is approaching a "singularity" -- that ordinary humans will someday be overtaken by artificially intelligent machines or cognitively enhanced biological intelligence, or both -- has moved from the realm of science fiction to serious debate. Some singularity theorists predict that if the field of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to develop at its current dizzying rate, the singularity could come about in the middle of the present century. Murray Shanahan offers an introduction to the idea of the singularity and considers the ramifications of such a potentially seismic event.
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence; Technology; Conscious automata.; Brain;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Artificial intelligence : building smarter machines / by McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino,author.(CARDINAL)775241;
Ages 13-18.Grades 9-12."Artificial intelligence promises to make our lives easier and better. Learn about the accelerated pace of technology as things that were once science fiction become science fact"--Includes bibliographical references (pages 98-101) and index.Dawn of a new age -- The roots of AI -- Deep learning -- The rise of robots -- Robots in extreme situations -- Socializing with robots -- The singularity -- Friendly, hostile, or indifferent? -- A glimpse of the future -- Milestones in AI history.1170LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence; Artificial intelligence; Conscious automata; Robots;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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In the watchful city / by Lu, S. Qiouyi,author.;
"The city of Ora is watching. Anima is an extrasensory human tasked with surveilling and protecting Ora's citizens via a complex living network called the Gleaming. Although ær world is restricted to what æ can see and experience through the Gleaming, Anima takes pride and comfort in keeping Ora safe from harm. When a mysterious outsider enters the city carrying a cabinet of curiosities from around with the world with a story attached to each item, Anima's world expands beyond the borders of Ora to places--and possibilities--æ never before imagined to exist. But such knowledge leaves Anima with a question that throws into doubt ær entire purpose: What good is a city if it can't protect its people?"--FantasticFiction.com.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Cities and towns; Cities and towns; Extrasensory perception; Curiosities and wonders; Electronic surveillance; Consciousness; Conscious automata; Gender non-comforming people; Oppression (Psychology); Abuse of administrative power;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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25 big ideas : the science that's changing our world / by Matthews, Robert,1959-(CARDINAL)423240;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Science;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Mathematics : powerful patterns into nature and society / by Henderson, Harry,1951-(CARDINAL)766549;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-162) and index.How nature counts: Leonardo of Pisa discovers fibonacci numbers: Those useful Arabic numerals -- Practical mathematics -- Reviving mathematics in Europe -- Number theory -- Other mathematicians: Arab mathematicians -- Problem with rabbits -- Fibonacci numbers in nature -- Golden ratio -- Inner harmony? -- Parallels: Mathematics and Greek philosophy -- Leonardo's legacy -- Tools for pattern-finders: Karl Pearson and statistics: Roving mind -- Grammer of science -- Other scientists: Francis Galton -- Statistical tools -- Eugenics and the Galton Laboratory -- Issues: Evaluating experiments -- Issues: Political use of science -- Later life -- Surmises and simulations: John von Neumann puts the computer in play: Young genius in a brilliant city -- Finding a career -- Contributions to physics and mathematics -- Economics and game theory -- Issues: Von Neumann and "The Bomb" -- Need for speed -- Designing the digital computer -- Self-reproducing automaton -- Difficult fate -- Other scientists: Stanisław Ulam -- Delicate equilibrium: John Nash and game theory: "Diffferent" child -- Wayward path to math -- Life at Princeton-- Game theory and the Nash equilibrium -- Falling short -- I was there: Infuriating but so brilliant -- Breakdown -- In the shadowlands -- Connections: Math and madness? -- Long climb back -- Nobel triumph -- Endless structure: Benoît Mandelbrot opens the fractal portal -- Learning in the shadow of war -- Different mathematical path -- Mysterious clumps -- Chaos and fractals -- Mandelbrot set -- Finding applications -- Connections: Generating and applying fractals -- Other scientists: Christopher Scholz -- Popularizing fractals -- I was there: Ego or necessity? -- Achievements -- On butterfly wings: Edward Lorenz and chaos theory: Clouds and calculations -- Forecasting and meteorology -- New approach to weather -- Berserk computer? -- Limits of forecasting -- Trends: Weather forecasting today -- Demonstrations of chaos -- Strange attractors -- Other scientists: Mitchell Feigenbaum -- Chaos: A new paradigm? -- Achieving recognition -- Issues: Theories and fads -- Games of emergence: John H. Conway, "Life," and other pastimes: "I want to be a mathematician" -- Cambridge and "surreal numbers" -- Packed in 24 dimensions -- Puzzles and pastimes -- Game of life -- Life without end? -- Seriously weird? -- Other mathematicians: Martin Gardner -- Other mathematicians: William Gosper -- From cosmos to mind: Roger Penrose suggests hidden connections: Talented family -- Turning to mathematics -- Mathematical physics -- Black holes and hawking -- Twisted space and tricky tiles -- Other scientists: Stephen Hawking --Physics of consciousness -- Connections: Unifying relativity and quantum mechanics -- Is the mind a quantum computer? -- Issues: Penrose and his critics -- Major achievements -- Artificial evolution: Christopher Langton creates virtual life: Dilettante gets a computer -- Discovering "Life" -- Genetic programming -- In Von Neumann's footsteps -- "Langton Loop" -- Field without a name -- Virtual ant colony -- Parallels: Artificial life and computer animation -- Information is life -- Los Alamos Conference -- Connections: Artificial intelligence and artificial life -- Artificial life and consciousness -- A new kind of science? Stephen Wolfram and the universal automaton: Teenage physicist -- Computers at Caltech -- Studying cellular automata -- Mathematica -- Shortcut to complexity? -- Connections: Applying Wolfram's ideas -- Universal automaton -- A new kind of science? -- Issues: Is Wolfram's work pseudoscience? -- Assessing Wolfram's science -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Further resources -- Index.
Subjects: Mathematics.; Mathematics; Mathematics;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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