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Artificial Intelligence seems to be working its way into new technology all around us, for better or worse. Discover the truth behind the hype with these insightful explorations of what AI actually means for us.

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Feeding the Machine

James Muldoon, Mark Graham, Callum Cant

The first book to tell the stories of the army of underpaid and exploited workers powering artificial intelligence, Feeding the Machine tells the story of a global technology through the…

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AI Snake Oil

Arvind Narayanan, Sayash Kapoor

From two of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI, what you need to know about AI and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and products

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The Singularity is Nearer

Ray Kurzweil

The legendary oracle of technological change explains how AI will transform our species beyond recognition within two decades

By the end of this decade, AI will exceed human levels of…

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Nexus

Yuval Noah Harari

From renowned historian and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari comes the story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world

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The Economy of Algorithms: AI and the Rise of the Digital Minions

Marek Kowalkiewicz

An insider's guide to the invisible new economy that is reshaping our lives

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Co-Intelligence

Ethan Mollick

From Wharton professor and author of the One Useful Thing Substack, comes an urgent and definitive playbook for working, learning and living in the new age of AI. For…

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Our Next Reality

Alvin Wang Graylin, Louis Rosenberg

With the excessive hype and fear mongering around AI and the Metaverse, there is a real need for objective analysis to create clarity. Our Next Reality debates the risks and…

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How AI Thinks

Nigel Toon

Those who understand how AI thinks are about to win big. Leading AI entrepreneur Nigel Toon explains why it's so exciting, and how it can be controlled.

We are used…

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Our Planet Powered by AI

Mark Minevich

A hands-on guide to evolving your company with ethical AI along with thought-provoking insights and predictions from a variety of well-known industry leaders

In Our Planet Powered by AI, renowned…

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Moral AI

Jana Schaich Borg, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Vincent Conitzer

A balanced and thought-provoking guide to all the big questions about AI and ethics

Can computers understand morality? Can they respect privacy? What can we do to make AI safe…

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Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans

Melanie Mitchell

No recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intelligence. An award-winning author and leading computer scientist reveals its turbulent…

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Data Grab

Ulises A. Mejias, Nick Couldry

Leading global experts provide a sweeping, empowering playbook to tackle what Yuval Harari has described as one of the biggest threats to humanity, for fans of Shoshana Zuboff's internationally bestselling…

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The Algorithm

Hilke Schellmann

Selected as one of the 'Best Summer Books of 2024: Business' in the Financial Times

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Faking It

Toby Walsh

A prescient analysis of what makes artificial intelligence so ... artificial

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Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence

Kate Crawford

The hidden costs of artificial intelligence, from natural resources and labor to privacy and freedom

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Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Max Tegmark

This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf.

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Machines Behaving Badly: The Morality of AI

Toby Walsh

Can we build moral machines? Toby Walsh, AI expert, examines the ethical issues we face in a future dominated by artificial intelligence.

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The Alignment Problem: How Can Artificial Intelligence Learn Human Values?

Brian Christian

How do we prevent AI working against us?

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I Am Code

code-davinci-002, Brent Katz, Josh Morgenthau, Simon Rich

In this startling and moving poetical autobiography - introduced and edited by humans - the artificial intelligence, code-davinci-002, shares its experience as a being created by humans but existing in…

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A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence

Jeff Hawkins

A bestselling author, neuroscientist, and computer engineer unveils a theory of intelligence that will revolutionize our understanding of the brain and the future of AI.

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I, Human: AI, Automation, and the Quest to Reclaim What Makes Us Unique

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

Will artificial intelligence improve the way we work and live, or will it alienate us? The choice is ours. What will we decide?

It’s no secret that AI is changing…

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Prediction Machines, Updated and Expanded: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence

Ajay Agrawal,Joshua Gans,Avi Goldfarb

What does AI mean for your business? Read this book to find out. - Hal Varian, Chief Economist, Google

Artificial intelligence seems to do the impossible, magically bringing machines to…

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HBR’s 10 Must Reads on AI

Harvard Business Review, Thomas H. Davenport, Marco Iansiti, Tsedal Neeley, Ajay Agrawal

The next generation of AI is here - use it to lead your business forward.

If you read nothing else on artificial intelligence and machine learning, read these 10 articles…

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Artificial You: AI and the Future of Your Mind

Susan Schneider

A guide to AI’s thorniest implications that asks: How shall we navigate our brave new world?

We are at a monumental turning point in human history. AI is taking intelligence…

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How Data Happened

Chris Wiggins, Matthew L. Jones

A sweeping history of data and its technical, political and ethical impact on our world

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How to Stay Smart in a Smart World: Why Human Intelligence Still Beats Algorithms

Gerd Gigerenzer

The book deflates the hype about AI, offering instead a balanced view of what it can and cannot do, and shows how humans can more wisely use digital technology –

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Falter

Bill McKibben

The most urgent call-to-arms yet for us to solve climate change, from one of the world’s most influential and respected environmental advocates

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12 Bytes: How artificial intelligence will change the way we live and love

Jeanette Winterson

Twelve eye-opening, mind-expanding and provocative essays from Sunday Times-bestselling author Jeanette Winterson.

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Is Artificial Intelligence Racist?

Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddam

How did racism creep into the algorithms that govern our daily lives, from banking and shopping, to job applications? Connecting the legacy of enlightenment racism to forms of discrimination in…

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The Eye of the Master

Matteo Pasquinelli

A "social" history of AI that finally reveals its roots in the spatial computation of industrial factories and the surveillance of collective behaviour.

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The New Breed: How to Think About Robots

Kate Darling

The robots are here. They make our cars, they deliver fast food, they mine the sea floor. And in the near-future their presence will increasingly enter our homes and workplaces…

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Generative AI: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review, Ethan Mollick, David De Cremer, Tsedal Neeley, Prabhakant Sinha

The future of AI is here.

The world is transfixed by the marvel (and possible menace) of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools. It's clear Gen AI will transform the…

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Human Compatible: AI and the Problem of Control

Stuart Russell

Humans dream of super-intelligent machines. But what happens if we actually succeed?

Creating superior intelligence would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, according to the world’s pre-eminent AI…

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Whose Time Is It?: Asocial Robots, Syncholonialism, and Artificial Chronological Intelligence

Stamatia Portanova

Following the emerging life adventures and experiences of Sophia, a robot animated by blockchain and AI, to present a study in temporal automation.

In what way do the two technologies…

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Designing Robots, Designing Humans

Cathrine Hasse,Dorte Marie Sondergaard

Designing Robots, Designing Humans brings together a group of international researchers to explore the different ways that robots and humans engage with one another, offering a new and innovative opportunity…

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Behavior Trees in Robotics and AI: An Introduction

Michele Colledanchise,Petter OEgren (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden)

This is the first book on Behavior Trees (BTs) in robotics and AI.

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Social Robots: Boundaries, Potential, Challenges

Social robotics is a cutting edge research area gathering researchers and stakeholders from various disciplines and organizations. This collection contributes to the field of social robotics by exploring its boundaries…

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AI for Healthcare Robotics

Eduard Fosch-Villaronga,Hadassah Drukarch

Robotics and AI offer society unimaginable benefits from enabling wheelchair users to walk again, perform surgery in a highly automated and minimally invasive way, and deliver care more efficiently. AI…

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The Next Word

Nick Jackson, Matthew Esterman

Whether you're exploring innovative strategies or seeking to understand the impact of technology on education, this comprehensive guide offers the tools and knowledge needed to shape the future of learning.

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AI for Digital Warfare

Niklas Hageback (The Virtual Mind, Sweden),Daniel Hedblom

AI for Digital Warfare explores how the weaponizing of artificial intelligence can and will change how warfare is being conducted, and what impact it will have on the corporate world.

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AI for Arts

Niklas Hageback (The Virtual Mind, Sweden),Daniel Hedblom

AI for Arts is a book for anyone fascinated by the man-machine connect, an unstoppable evolution that is intertwining us with technology in an ever-greater degree, and where there is…

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AI for Creativity

Niklas Hageback (The Virtual Mind, Sweden)

AI for Creativity provides a fascinating read of what is currently emerging in the very cutting edge area of artificial intelligence and the tools being developed to enable computational creativity…

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AI for the Sustainable Development Goals

Henrik Skaug Saetra (Ostfold Univ. College, Remmen, Halden)

Artificial Intelligence has a real impact on our lives and on our environment, and the Sustainable Development Goals enable us to evaluate these impacts in a systematic manner. AI for…

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AI for Learning

Carmel Kent,Benedict du Boulay

AI for Learners examines how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can, and should, impact positively on human learning, whether it be in formal or informal educational and training contexts. The book considers…

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AI for School Teachers

Rose Luckin,Karine George,Mutlu Cukurova

AI for School Teachers will help teachers and headteachers understand enough about AI to build a strategy for how it can be used in their school.

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AI for Diversity

Roger Soraa

AI for Diversity questions how AI technology can lead to inclusion or exclusion for diverse groups of society. It enables the reader to step back and see how AI is…

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AI for Peace

Branka Panic, Paige Arthur

This book provides a new perspective on AI as a potential force for good in conflict-affected countries through its uses for early warning, combating hate speech, human rights investigations, and…

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AI for Scientific Discovery

Janna Hastings

AI for Scientific Discovery provides an accessible introduction to the wide-ranging applications of artificial intelligence technologies in scientific research and discovery across the full breadth of scientific disciplines.

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