Създаването на свръхчовешки изкуствен интелект ни доведе на пътя към изчезване. Все още не е късно да сменим курса според двама от най-ранните изследователи в тази област в книгата-призив към човечеството. През 2023 г. стотици изтъкнати учени в областта на изкуствения интелект подписаха отворено писмо, в което предупреждават, че ИИ може да доведе до изчезването на човечеството. Оттогава надпреварата в областта на изкуствения интелект само се засили. Компании и държави се надпреварват да създадат машини, които ще бъдат по-умни от всеки човек - а светът е ужасно неподготвен за това, което ще последва. В продължение на ... |
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Hard power, Soft Belief, and the future of the West. Silicon Valley has lost its way. Our most brilliant engineering minds once collaborated with government to advance world-changing technologies. Their efforts secured the West's dominant place in the geopolitical order. But that relationship has now eroded, with perilous repercussions. Today, the market rewards shallow engagement with the potential of technology. Engineers and founders build photo-sharing apps and marketing algorithms, unwittingly becoming vessels for the ambitions of others. This complacency has spread into academia, politics, and the boardroom. ... |
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The book Contemporary Issues in Accounting. The Accounting Profession studies a wide spectrum of issues, encompassing: the impact of the fourth industrial revolution and the deployment of technological innovations such as Big data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and blockchain; sustainability reporting of companies and its expanding standardisation; and accountants' ethical behaviour in the technology-driven business environment. The analysis is focused on the new role and functions of the accounting experts within organisation and the skill set of the future accountants considered sustainable ... |
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За една пита кашкавал е първата художествена книга на Поли Георгиева. Книгата съдържа разкази със силен автобиографичен елемент. От тях читателите ще научат за детството и тийнейджърските години на авторката - какво я е вълнувало, какво я е впечатлявало, и защо е станала именно това, което е. Книгата е написана в отговор на дългогодишните напъни на източната пропагандна машина периодът от 1944 до 1989 година в българската история да се представя в идеализирана светлина. Според отзива на изтъкнатия наш драматург, писател, поет и преводач Румен Шомов книгата може да бъде определена и като малък роман, който оставя у ... |
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What is an imaginary number? Can two parallel lines ever meet? How can maths help us predict the future? Charting the development of maths around the world from Babylon to Bletchley Park, this book explores big questions like these and explains how the answers help us understand everything from patterns in nature to artificial intelligence. Written in clear English, The Maths Book is packed with short, pithy explanations that cut through the jargon, step-by-step diagrams that untangle knotty theories, memorable quotes, and witty illustrations that play with our ideas about numbers. This diverse and inclusive account of ... |
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The monograph Digital Consumer Psychology aims to provide the much-needed understanding on fundamental aspects of consumer psychology in the digital age. Looking systematically at the psychological mechanisms that build the foundations of consumer behaviour from attention to action, we introduce the reader to the dynamics of interaction between humans and digitals, as well as between humans across various digital channels and applications, e.g., web and mobile, Augmented reality, Virtual reality, Extended reality, Artificial intelligence. This state-of-the-art book offers thought-provoking content that challenges experts ... |
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Building the Next Era of the Internet. A potent exploration of the power of blockchains to reshape the future of the internet - and how that affects us all - from technology entrepreneur and startup investor Chris Dixon. The internet of today is a far cry from its early promise of a decentralized, democratic network of innovation, connection and freedom. In the past decade, it has fallen almost entirely under the control of a very small group of companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook. In Read Write Own, tech visionary Chris Dixon argues that the dream of a creative, entrepreneurial internet doesn't have to die ... |
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Peter Grant is facing fatherhood, and an uncertain future, with equal amounts of panic and enthusiasm. Rather than sit around, he takes a job with emigre Silicon Valley tech genius Terrence Skinner's brand new London start up - the Serious Cybernetics Company. Drawn into the orbit of Old Street's famous "silicon roundabout", Peter must learn how to blend in with people who are both civilians and geekier than he is. Compared to his last job, Peter thinks it should be a doddle. But magic is not finished with Mama Grant's favourite son. Because Terrence Skinner has a secret hidden in the bowels of the ... |
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The awesome final step of "The Long Earth" series. Authors of the No. 1 bestseller "The Long Earth". ... 2070-71. Nearly six decades after Step Day and in the Long Earth, the new Next post-human society continues to evolve. For Joshua Valienté, now in his late sixties, it is time to take one last solo journey into the High Meggers: an adventure that turns into a disaster. Alone and facing death, his only hope of salvation lies with a group of trolls. But as Joshua confronts his mortality, the Long Earth receives a signal from the stars. A signal that is picked up by radio astronomers but also in ... |
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The hilarious and moving new book from funny fiction superstar Sam Copeland, author of the bestselling "Charlie Changes Into a Chicken". Uma Gnudersonn has a head full of questions: How can I save my home from being sold? Will my dad ever start talking again? And how do alpacas get drunk? But since her mum died, Uma's life has been short on answers. Then she finds a genius artificial intelligence called Athena who knows everything. Suddenly Uma has the answer to any question she can imagine - from the capital of Mozambique to the colour of her headteacher's underpants - and she's going to use them ... |
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Autonomous and embedded systems are the infrastructural fabric of modern technological society and are present as an almost imperceptible environment to each of us. Very soon after the advent of the electronic computer in the middle of the last century, the possibilities of digital control were realized as a substitute for human control over various processes. Accordingly, their use also began - first of all in an industrial environment and in military technologies - a still relatively limited application due to the then high price of the devices themselves, and also due to the need for complex adaptation of the ... |
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The book is intended for the English language programmes of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEBA), Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, including the professional school for computer programming and innovations in the city of Burgas."The subject matter of the Corporate and Financial Law Handbook is complex and multifaceted, proving that there is a need for joint studies, involving both lawyers and economists. The present Handbook is a good example of such a collaboration. The authors of the different chapters of the Handbook are experienced professionals in their field. In their analysis of ... |
