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The machine learning chapter does a great job of walking people through the boilerplate code needed for ML in Python. The case studies accomplish this really well. The later examples are so visual. Many of the model evaluation tasks make for really good programming practice. I can see readers feeling really excited about playing with the animations.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Elizabeth Wickes, Lecturer, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“An engaging, highly accessible book that will foster curiosity and motivate beginning data scientists to develop essential foundations in Python programming, statistics, data manipulation, working with APIs, data visualization, machine learning, cloud computing, and more. Great walkthrough of the Twitter APIs—sentiment analysis piece is very useful. I’ve taken several classes that cover natural language processing and this is the first time the tools and concepts have been explained so clearly. I appreciate the discussion of serialization with JSON and pickling and when to use one or the other—with an emphasis on using JSON over pickle—good to know there’s a better, safer way!” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Jamie Whitacre, Data Science Consultant\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“For a while, I have been looking for a book in Data Science using Python that would cover the most relevant technologies. Well, my search is over. A must-have book for any practitioner of this field. The machine learning chapter is a real winner!! The dynamic visualization is fantastic.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Ramon Mata-Toledo, Professor, James Madison University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“I like the new combination of topics from computer science, data science, and stats. This is important for building data science programs that are more than just cobbling together math and computer science courses. A book like this may help facilitate expanding our offerings and using Python as a bridge for computer and data science topics. For a data science program that focuses on a single language (mostly), I think Python is probably the way to go.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Lance Bryant, Shippensburg University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“You’ll develop applications using industry standard libraries and cloud computing services.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Daniel Chen, Data Scientist, Lander Analytics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Great introduction to Python! This book has my strongest recommendation both as an introduction to Python as well as Data Science.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Shyamal Mitra, Senior Lecturer, University of Texas\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“IBM Watson is an exciting chapter. The code examples put together a lot of Watson services in a really nifty example.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Daniel Chen, Data Scientist, Lander Analytics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Fun, engaging real-world examples will encourage readers to conduct meaningful data analyses. Provides many of the best explanations of data science concepts I’ve encountered. Introduces the most useful starter machine learning models—does a good job explaining how to choose the best model and what ‘the best’ means. Great overview of all the big data technologies with relevant examples.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Jamie Whitacre, Data Science Consultant\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A great introduction to deep learning.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Alison Sanchez, University of San Diego\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“The best designed Intro to Data Science\/Python book I have seen.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Roland DePratti, Central Connecticut State University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“I like the new combination of topics from computer science, data science, and stats.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Lance Bryant, Shippensburg University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“The book’s applied approach should engage readers. A fantastic job providing background on various machine learning concepts without burdening the users with too many mathematical details.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Garrett Dancik, Assoc. Prof. of Computer Science\/Bioinformatics, Eastern Connecticut State University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Helps readers leverage the large number of existing libraries to accomplish tasks with minimal code. Concepts are accompanied by rich Python examples that readers can adapt to implement their own solutions to data science problems. I like that cloud services are used.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—David Koop, Assistant Professor, U-Mass Dartmouth\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“I enjoyed the OOP chapter—doctest unit testing is nice because you can have the test in the actual docstring so things are traveling together. The line-by-line explanations of the static and dynamic visualizations of the die rolling example are just great.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Daniel Chen, Data Scientist, Lander Analytics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A lucid exposition of the fundamentals of Python and Data Science. Thanks for pointing out seeding the random number generator for reproducibility. I like the use of dictionary and set comprehensions for succinct programming. ‘List vs. Array Performance: Introducing %timeit’ is convincing on why one should use ndarrays. Good defensive programming. Great section on Pandas Series and DataFrames—one of the clearest expositions that I have seen. The section on data wrangling is excellent. Natural Language Processing is an excellent chapter! I learned a tremendous amount going through it.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Shyamal Mitra, Senior Lecturer, University of Texas\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“I like the discussion of exceptions and tracebacks. I really liked the Data Mining Twitter chapter; it focused on a real data source and brought in a lot of techniques for analysis (e.g., visualization, NLP). I like that the Python modules helped hide some of the complexity. Word clouds look cool.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—David Koop, Assistant Professor, U-Mass Dartmouth\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“I love the book! The examples are definitely a high point.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Dr. Irene Bruno, George Mason University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“I was very excited to see this book. I like its focus on data science and a general purpose language for writing useful data science programs. The data science portion distinguishes this book from most other introductory Python books.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Dr. Harvey Siy, University of Nebraska at Omaha\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“I’ve learned a lot in this review process, discovering the exciting field of AI. I’ve liked the Deep Learning chapter, which has left me amazed with the things that have already been achieved in this field.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—José Antonio González Seco, Consultant\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“An impressive hands-on approach to programming meant for exploration and experimentation.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Elizabeth Wickes, Lecturer, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“I was impressed at how easy it was to get started with NLP using Python. A meaningful overview of deep learning concepts, using Keras. I like the streaming example.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—David Koop, Assistant Professor, U-Mass Dartmouth\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Really like the use of f-strings, instead of the older string-formatting methods. Seeing how easy TextBlob is compared to base NLTK was great. I never made word clouds with shapes before, but I can see this being a motivating example for people getting started with NLP. I’m enjoying the case-study chapters in the latter parts of the book. They are really practical. I really enjoyed working through all the Big Data examples, especially the IoT ones.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—Daniel Chen, Data Scientist, Lander Analytics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“I really liked the live IPython input-output. 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Will superhuman intelligence be our slave, or become our god?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking us to the heart of the latest thinking about AI, Max Tegmark, the MIT professor whose work  has helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial, separates myths from reality, utopias from dystopias, to explore the next phase of our existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow can we grow our prosperity through automation, without leaving people lacking income or purpose? How can we ensure that future AI systems do what we want without crashing, malfunctioning or getting hacked? Should we fear an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons?  Will AI help life flourish as never before, or will machines eventually outsmart us at all tasks, and even, perhaps, replace us altogether? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''This is a rich and visionary book and everyone should read it'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll of us - not only scientists, industrialists and generals-should ask ourselves what can we do now to improve the chances of reaping the benefits of future AI and avoiding the risks. This is the most important conversation of our time, and Tegmark's thought-provoking book will help you join it -- Prof. Stephen Hawking\u003cbr\u003eThis is a rich and visionary book and everyone should read it. -- Oliver Moody * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eI was riveted by this book. The transformational consequences of AI may soon be upon us­-but will they be utopian or catastrophic? The jury is out, but this enlightening, lively and accessible book by a distinguished scientist helps us to assess the odds. -- Prof. Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal, cosmology pioneer, author of Our Final Hour\u003cbr\u003eThis is a compelling guide to the challenges and choices in our quest for a great future of life, intelligence and consciousness - on Earth and beyond. -- Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors\u003cbr\u003eBeing an eminent physicist and the leader of the Future of Life Institute has given Max Tegmark a unique vantage point from which to give the reader an inside scoop on the most important issue of our time, in a way that is approachable without being dumbed down. -- Jaan Tallinn, co-founder of Skype\u003cbr\u003eMax seeks to facilitate a much wider conversation about what kind of future we, as a species, would want to create. Though the topics he covers - AI, cosmology, values, even the nature of conscious experience - can be fairly challenging, he presents them in an unintimidating manner that invites the reader to form her own opinions\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e -- Prof. Nick Bostrom, Founder of Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute, author of Superintelligence\u003cbr\u003eThe unprecedented power unleashed by artificial intelligence means the next decade could be humanity's best - or worst.  Max has written the most insightful and just plain fun exploration of AI's implications that I've ever read. If you haven't been exposed to Max's joyful mind yet, you're in for a huge treat. -- Prof. Erik Brynjolfsson, Director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy and co-author of \"The Second Machine Age”\u003cbr\u003eMax's new book is a deeply thoughtful guide to the most important conversation of our time, about how to create a benevolent future civilization as we merge our biological thinking with an even greater intelligence of our own creation. -- Ray Kurzweil, Inventor, Author and Futurist, author of The Singularity is Near and How to Create a Mind\u003cbr\u003eThis is an exhilarating book that will change the way we think about AI, intelligence, and the future of humanity. -- Bart Selman, Professor of Computer Science, Cornell University\u003cbr\u003eTegmark successfully gives clarity to the many faces of AI, creating a highly readable book [...] Enjoy the ride, and you will come out the other end with a greater appreciation of where people might take technology and themselves in the years ahead. * Science *\u003cbr\u003eStands out ... Tegmark explains brilliantly many concepts in fields from computing to cosmology, writes with intellectual modesty and subtlety, does the reader the important service of defining his terms clearly, and rightly pays homage to the creative minds of science-fiction writers who were, of course, addressing these kinds of questions more than half a century ago. It's often very funny, too. -- Steven Poole * The Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating ... for sheer science fun, it's hard to beat -- Stuart Russell * Nature *\u003cbr\u003eLucid and engaging [...] Tegmark's explanation of how electronic circuitry - or a human brain - could produce something as evanescent and immaterial as thought is both elegant and enlightening. -- Frank Rose * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003eIt should be among the most important items on our political agenda. Unfortunately, AI has so far hardly registered on our political radar ... Max Tegmark's\u003ci\u003e Life 3.0 \u003c\/i\u003etries to rectify the situation. Written in an accessible and engaging style, and aimed at the general public, the book offers a political and philosophical map of the promises and perils of the AI revolution. Instead of pushing any one agenda or prediction, Tegmark seeks to cover as much ground as possible, reviewing a wide variety of scenarios concerning the impact of AI on the job market, warfare and political systems. Life 3.0 does a good job of clarifying basic terms and key debates, and in dispelling common myths. -- Yuval Noah Harari * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eTegmark's smart, freewheeling discussion leads to fascinating speculations on AI-based civilizations spanning galaxies and eons-and knotty questions: Will our digital overlords be conscious? Will they coddle us with abudance and virtual-reality idylls or exterminate us with bumblebee-size attack robots? While digerati may be enthralled by the idea of superintelligent civilizations where \"beautiful theorems\" servce as the main economic resource, Tegmark's future will strike many as a one in which, at best, humans are dependent on AI-powered technology and, at worst, are extinct... 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For decades, this mantra was invoked by scientists in order to avoid taking positions as to whether one thing  caused another, such as smoking and cancer, or carbon dioxide and global  warming. But today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, sparked  by \u003cb\u003eworld-renowned computer scientist Judea Pearl\u003c\/b\u003e and his colleagues, has  cut through a century of confusion and placed cause and effect on a  firm scientific basis. Now, Pearl and science journalist Dana Mackenzie explain causal thinking to general readers for the first time, showing  how it allows us to explore the world that is and the worlds that could  have been.\u003cb\u003e It is the essence of human and artificial intelligence. And  just as Pearl''s discoveries have enabled machines to think better, \u003ci\u003eThe  Book of Why\u003c\/i\u003e explains how we too can think better.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Pearl''s accomplishments over the last 30 years have provided the theoretical basis for progress in artificial intelligence and have redefined the term thinking machine'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eVint Cerf\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHave you ever wondered about the puzzles of correlation and causation? This \u003cb\u003ewonderful\u003c\/b\u003e book has \u003cb\u003eilluminating\u003c\/b\u003e answers and it is \u003cb\u003efun to read\u003c\/b\u003e -- Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize * author of Thinking, Fast and Slow *\u003cbr\u003eIf causation is not correlation, then what is it? Thanks to Judea Pearl's epoch-making research, we now have a precise answer to this question. \u003cb\u003eIf you want to understand how the world works, this engrossing and delightful book is the place to start\u003c\/b\u003e -- Pedro Domingos, professor of computer science, University of Washington * author of The Master Algorithm *\u003cbr\u003eJudea \u003cb\u003ePearl has been the heart and soul of a revolution in artificial intelligence\u003c\/b\u003e and in computer science more broadly -- Eric Horvitz, Technical Fellow and Director, Microsoft Research Labs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePearl's accomplishments\u003c\/b\u003e over the last 30 years have provided the theoretical basis for progress in artificial intelligence ... and they \u003cb\u003ehave redefined the term 'thinking machine'\u003c\/b\u003e -- Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google, Inc.\u003cbr\u003eModern applications of AI, such as robotics, self-driving cars, speech recognition, and machine translation deal with uncertainty. Pearl has been instrumental in supplying the rationale and much valuable technology that allow these applications to flourish -- Alfred Spector, Vice President of Research, Google, Inc.","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732501573975,"sku":"9780141982410","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141982410.jpg?v=1719997161"},{"product_id":"a-world-without-work-technology-automation-and-how-we-should-respond-9780141986807","title":"A World Without Work Technology Automation and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE FT \u0026amp; McKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2020\u003cbr\u003eThe Sunday Times Best Business Books of the Year 2020\u003cbr\u003eThe Times of London Best Business Books of the Year 2020\u003cbr\u003eThe Financial Times Best Books of the Year 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFortune Magazine Best Business Book of the Year 2020   \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e FiveBooks.com Best Non-Fiction of 2020\u003cbr\u003e Inc.com Best New Business Books of 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A path-breaking, thought-provoking and in-depth study of how new technology will transform the world of work'' Gordon Brown \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Compelling... Should be required reading for any presidential candidate'' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew technologies have always provoked panic about workers being replaced by machines. In the past, such fears have been misplaced, and many economists maintain that they remain so today. Yet in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA World Without Work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Daniel Susskind shows why this time really is different. Advances in artificial intelligence m\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompelling\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003eThought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e ... Should be \u003cb\u003erequired reading \u003c\/b\u003efor any presidential candidate thinking about the economy of the future. * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eexcellent and timely\u003c\/b\u003e piece of analysis ... Susskind combines\u003cb\u003e a mastery of global research with insight\u003c\/b\u003e into how government works. \u003cb\u003eA book of immense importance that demands to be taken very seriously \u003c\/b\u003eby No. 10, and by anyone who cares about the future of our country and world. * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003epathbreaking, thought-provoking, and in-depth study\u003c\/b\u003e of how new technology will transform the world of work. * The Right Honourable Gordon Brown *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003efascinating\u003c\/b\u003e book about a \u003cb\u003evitally important \u003c\/b\u003etopic - and he writes with such elegance that you don't even notice how much you're learning. \u003cb\u003eElegant, original and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Tim Harford, author of 'Fifty Things That Made The Modern Economy' and 'The Undercover Economist'\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003esuperb and sophisticated \u003c\/b\u003econtribution to the debate over work in the age of artificial intelligence.  Susskind approaches the debate with a \u003cb\u003egreat command of the evidence and with excellent judgment\u003c\/b\u003e. He takes on all of the major debates: whether new jobs will replace those that disappear, how the income distribution will be affected, and how individuals are likely to allocate their time in the future between work, leisure, study, and other activities. Never glib, \u003cb\u003econsistently wise and well-informed\u003c\/b\u003e, this is the book to read to understand how digital technologies and artificial intelligence in particular are reshaping the economy and labor market, and how we will live alongside increasingly smart machines. -- Jeffrey D. Sachs, Professor of Economics at Columbia University, Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Susskind has written \u003cb\u003ean important book on an equally important topic\u003c\/b\u003e: the future of work in an economy driven by the advances in  artificial intelligence. His conclusion is that ultimately there will be less work, or at least less paid work. This will shake the foundations of our economy and our society. Our institutions will have to be transformed. It will be a daunting challenge. \u003cb\u003eWe have to start thinking hard about it now\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Martin Wolf * Chief Economics Commentator, 'The Financial Times' *\u003cbr\u003eThis is the book to read on the future of work in the age of artificial intelligence. It is \u003cb\u003ethoughtful and state-of-the-art on the economics\u003c\/b\u003e of the issue, but its real strength is the way it goes beyond just the economics. \u003cb\u003eA truly important contribution that deserves widespread consideration\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Lawrence Summers, former Chief Economist of the World Bank, Treasury Secretary for the Clinton Administration and Director of the National Economic Council for the Obama Administration\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEloquent and humane\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA World Without Work\u003c\/i\u003e moves the debate beyond the illusion that technology always creates more jobs than it destroys and provocatively explores the role of work in human life and what to do when that role evaporates. -- Stuart Russell, author of 'Human Compatible' and Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFascinating and tightly argued\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Telegraph *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732507275607,"sku":"9780141986807","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141986807.jpg?v=1719997185"},{"product_id":"deceitful-media-9780190080372","title":"Deceitful Media","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtificial intelligence (AI) is often discussed as something extraordinary, a dream--or a nightmare--that awakens metaphysical questions on human life. Yet far from a distant technology of the future, the true power of AI lies in its subtle revolution of ordinary life. From voice assistants like Siri to natural language processors, AI technologies use cultural biases and modern psychology to fit specific characteristics of how users perceive and navigate the external world, thereby projecting the illusion of intelligence. Integrating media studies, science and technology studies, and social psychology, Deceitful Media examines the rise of artificial intelligence throughout history and exposes the very human fallacies behind this technology. Focusing specifically on communicative AIs, Natale argues that what we call AI is not a form of intelligence but rather a reflection of the human user. Using the term banal deception, he reveals that deception forms the basis of all human-computer interactions rooted in AI technologies, as technologies like voice assistants utilize the dynamics of projection and stereotyping as a means for aligning with our existing habits and social conventions. By exploiting the human instinct to connect, AI reveals our collective vulnerabilities to deception, showing that what machines are primarily changing is not other technology but ourselves as humans.  Deceitful Media illustrates how AI has continued a tradition of technologies that mobilize our liability to deception and shows that only by better understanding our vulnerabilities to deception can we become more sophisticated consumers of interactive media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ea real breath of fresh air ... fundamental reading for an understanding of AI as a socio-material phenomenon * Domenico Napolitano, Prometheus *\u003cbr\u003eDeceitful Media makes a compelling case that the development of artificial intelligence is inextricably woven together with fallacies of human perception. Analyzing archival documents from the 1950s onward, Simone Natale demonstrates the prevalence of what he calls 'banal deception,' the everyday taken-for-granted interactions that attribute human-equivalent intelligence to algorithmic processes that in themselves are quite different. A remarkable achievement, this accessible and well-written book is a 'must-read' for media scholars, cultural critics, and anyone interested in the significance of artificial intelligence for our time. * N. Katherine Hayles, author of Postprint: Books and Becoming Computational *\u003cbr\u003eFrom the time of Alan Turing's Game of Imitation, the benchmark of machine intelligence has been deceptive communicative behavior. In Deceitful Media, Simone Natale provides a decisive and revealing analysis of the history, significance, and social consequences of deception in artificial intelligence, demonstrating how and why deceit is not a bug to be fixed but a defining feature of both the theory and practice of AI. * David J. Gunkel, Northern Illinois University *\u003cbr\u003eA fundamental fear surrounding artificial intelligence is that it will one day become a technology of deception. As Simone Natale informs us in Deceitful Media, that day is already here. However, such deception is not the malicious kind of science fiction; rather, the deceit of AI is one enacted in our minds as they encounter technologies carefully crafted to our social nature. By situating AI within the context of media and communication theory, Natale dispels the hype surrounding AI as a technology, replacing it with a theoretical lens informed by the seemingly mundane elements of our ongoing interactions with AI as forms of media. As a result, Deceitful Media provides us with not only a new way to think about AI, but also a more grounded approach to assessing its impact for ourselves and society. * Andrea Guzman, Northern Illinois University *\u003cbr\u003eA remarkable critical history of the artifice central to artificial intelligence. Natale has peered beyond the scandalously uncanny valleys, the many muddily mediated human-machine thought experiments, and scurrilous bids for grants and investor capital to uncover the dark heart of artificial intelligence: namely, the everyday ordinary ways that 'banal deception' is integrated into our lives. In so doing, Deceitful Media offers pressingly ethical, sober, and sophisticated pathways to reclaiming the unnatural ordinariness of the human psyche in the shadow of artificial intelligence. Highly readable and deeply instructive. * Benjamin Peters, University of Tulsa *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents  Acknowledgments  Introduction  Chapter 1. The Turing Test: Cultural life of an idea  Chapter 2. How to dispel magic: Computers, interfaces, and the problem of the observer  Chapter 3. The Eliza effect: Joseph Weizenbaum and the emergence of chatbots  Chapter 4. Of daemons, dogs and trees: Situating AI in software  Chapter 5. How to create a bot: Programming deception at the Loebner Prize  Chapter 6. To believe in Siri: A critical analysis of voice assistants  Conclusion: Our sophisticated selves  Bibliography","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732531720535,"sku":"9780190080372","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780190080372.jpg?v=1719997301"},{"product_id":"ai-9780198777984","title":"AI","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe applications of Artificial Intelligence lie all around us; in our homes, schools and offices, in our cinemas, in art galleries and - not least - on the Internet. The results of Artificial Intelligence have been invaluable to biologists, psychologists, and linguists in helping to understand the processes of memory, learning, and language from a fresh angle.As a concept, Artificial Intelligence has fuelled and sharpened the philosophical debates concerning the nature of the mind, intelligence, and the uniqueness of human beings. Margaret A. Boden reviews the philosophical and technological challenges raised by Artificial Intelligence, considering whether programs could ever be really intelligent, creative or even conscious, and shows how the pursuit of Artificial Intelligence has helped us to appreciate how human and animal minds are possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoden's book is an excellent, accessible introduction even for the complete AI novice. * Mark Greener, Fortean Times *\u003cbr\u003eBoden, as an academic in the field of AI, really knows her stuff, and you get a clear understanding from her book of the various different kinds of AI, and their enduring limitations * Robert Colvile, The Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eA masterclass of a book * Barbara Kiser, Nature *\u003cbr\u003eEverything you need to know about Artificial Intelligence - a wonderful read. * Jack Copeland, Director of the Turing Archive for the History of Computing *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: What is Artificial Intelligence? 2: Generality as the Holy Grail 3: Language, Creativity and Emotion 4: Artificial Neural Networks 5: Robots and Artificial Life 6: But is it Intelligence, Really? 7: The Singularity Endnotes References Index","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732781216087,"sku":"9780198777984","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198777984.jpg?v=1719998372"},{"product_id":"the-ai-delusion-9780198824305","title":"The AI Delusion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe live in an incredible period in history. The Computer Revolution may be even more life-changing than the Industrial Revolution. We can do things with computers that could never be done before, and computers can do things for us that could never be done before.But our love of computers should not cloud our thinking about their limitations.We are told that computers are smarter than humans and that data mining can identify previously unknown truths, or make discoveries that will revolutionize our lives. Our lives may well be changed, but not necessarily for the better. Computers are very good at discovering patterns, but are useless in judging whether the unearthed patterns are sensible because computers do not think the way humans think.We fear that super-intelligent machines will decide to protect themselves by enslaving or eliminating humans. But the real danger is not that computers are smarter than us, but that we think computers are smarter than us and, so, trust computers to ma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAI is eating the world! Or is it? Read the AI Delusion to find out. Gary Smith provides us with a rich tapestry of stories, studies, and science to elucidate this topic in a fun and accessible fashion. Learning about AI, data, and science has never been more enjoyable! * Oren Etzioni, CEO of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, and Professor of Computer Science at the University of Washington *\u003cbr\u003eGary Smith demolishes the hype, the exaggerations, and the unrealistic expectations that have surrounded artificial intelligence and data mining. Combining vivid narratives with insightful analysis, the book is both highly informative and enormously entertaining. * Ernest Davis, Professor of Computer Science, New York University *\u003cbr\u003eYou won't need a degree in linear algebra or multivariate calculus to understand The AI Delusion — a no-nonsense look at the limitations of Big Data. * Andrew Sloves, Former Managing Director at JP Morgan *\u003cbr\u003eThis refreshing, amusing and frank book dispels many myths about the nature of AI when compared with human intelligence, with a stimulating range of examples. * David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer *\u003cbr\u003eA remarkable book: deeply thoughtful but highly readable, full of practical examples to illustrate Smith's powerful computational critique of the proliferation of AI, big data, and machine learning in our daily lives. Truly essential reading. * Frank Pasquale, author The Black Box Society *\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Gary Smith demonstrates why artificial intelligence doesn't live up to the hype. He uses a wide variety of real-world examples to illustrate the risks of taking humans out of the decision-making process. * Karl J. Meyer, Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield \u0026amp; Byers *\u003cbr\u003eBig data is increasingly being used to make big decisions, and that's a good thing, as long as we keep aware of how things can go wrong, as Gary Smith explains in this fun new book. * Andrew Gelman, Director of the Applied Statistics Center at Columbia University *\u003cbr\u003eData professionals and consumers can benefit from Smith's entertaining and accessible demonstration that more computing power and more data do not imply more intelligence. We need to have more confidence in our human intellect. Humans may have common sense and an appreciation of context. Computers uniformly have none. * Eric Engberg, Data Scientist and Software Engineer, Wells Fargo *\u003cbr\u003eProf Smith delivers a strong defense of the scientific method - theory before data - and clearly demonstrates the limitations of 'AI' and 'Big Data'. * Chris Nelson, CFO Universal Studios Hollywood *\u003cbr\u003eSmith's book goes a long way towards dispelling the BS about AI. * Roger Schank, Professor Emeritus, Northwestern University *\u003cbr\u003eRemarkable ... 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In an internet-enhanced society, according to Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind, we will neither need nor want doctors, teachers, accountants, architects, the clergy, consultants, lawyers, and many others, to work as they did in the 20th century.The Future of the Professions explains how increasingly capable technologies - from telepresence to artificial intelligence - will place the ''practical expertise'' of the finest specialists at the fingertips of everyone, often at no or low cost and without face-to-face interaction.The authors challenge the ''grand bargain'' - the arrangement that grants various monopolies to today''s professionals. They argue that our current professions are antiquated, opaque and no longer affordable, and that the expertise of their best is enjoyed only by a few. In their place, they propose five new models for producing and distributing expertise in society.The book raises profound policy issues, not least about employment (they envisage a new generation of ''open-collared workers'') and about control over online expertise (they warn of new ''gatekeepers'') - in an era when machines become more capable than human beings at most tasks.With a new preface exploring recent critical developments, this updated edition builds on the authors'' groundbreaking research into more than a dozen professions. Illustrated with numerous examples from each, this is the first book to assess and question the relevance of the professions in the 21st century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview from previous edition Perhaps the forthcoming tidal wave of technology set to engulf us all will throw up new opportunities for the legal profession — which is probably why just about every lawyer in London, so we are told, has bought a copy of this challenging, provocative, timely and important book. If you care about the future of your profession and wish to add further comment to the raging controversies surrounding it, better get yourself a copy now. * Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richard Green Chambers *\u003cbr\u003eIn The Future of the Professions, father-and-son authors Richard and Daniel Susskind do a remorselessly effective job of demolishing the self-deception most people engage in when comparing themselves to machines. * Richard Waters, Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe authors are undoubtedly right that the professions will change more in the next quarter-century than they have in the previous three. * The Economist *\u003cbr\u003eRemarkable work. * Tom Watson, The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a bold book ... The Future of the Professions helps us to recognise the professions' current methods as convoluted, self-serving rituals designed to wrap simple tasks in mystique. * Giles Wilkes, Prospect *\u003cbr\u003eThe Future of the Professions is a paradox that only a human mind could appreciate: the inevitable death of the professions is presented in an expert, original and witty work by two professionals whose skills (in thinking, writing and consultancy) are unlikely any time soon to be replicated by a machine. * David Pannick, The Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human Experts, is a must read for anyone who wants to gain insights into where the legal profession is going ... Nothing else I have read more clearly and convincingly elucidates the future of legal services and how technology will transform the traditional practice of law. * Dan Pinnington, Slaw *\u003cbr\u003eAn act of delicious iconoclasm. * Prospect Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eBoth a good read and a good starter for strategic planning in professional firms * Chris Yapp, Future Tech Blog *\u003cbr\u003eI suggest that everyone who considers themselves 'professional' reads this book, especially those who are aged, say, 20-45, who need to secure their role in the new world of work. The authors predict that \"our professions will be dismantled incrementally\". If they are right, todays lawyers need to prepare for it, and the sooner the better. * Dan Bindman, Legal Futures *\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating and challenging book. * Medium *\u003cbr\u003eThe study is exceptionally well informed and important contribution to thinking about the future of professional work * Network Review *\u003cbr\u003eAs the saying is, the future is now and we ignore it at our peril. Please read this book. * Law Skills *\u003cbr\u003eThe book is written in a relaxed, flowing and easily-consumable style ... a read of The Future of the Professions is time very well-spent. * Jeremy Hopkins, Future of Law *\u003cbr\u003eEveryone interested in the future well-being of society must read this thoroughly researched and compelling book - to understand how technology can and will be used to enable the public to do far more for themselves. In reshaping our system of justice so that it can more cost-effectively underpin our democratic society and its prosperity, I have had the benefit of the Susskinds core thesis how to use technology not simply to enable the legal professions to do better what they now do, but to reshape justice for the benefit of the public. * Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales *\u003cbr\u003eIf the Susskinds are right we are at the start of a social revolution. Technology has begun to transform social class, economic activity, political discourse, working life and the limits of human activity. In The Future of the Professions they relentlessly and unyieldingly but also entertainingly and elegantly set about proving their point. I started knowing that their argument was important, I finished convinced that it was right. This is a necessary book. 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We stop off in places as far-flung as existential anxiety, predictive text and Gary Kasparov''s defeat by Deep Blue'' ****\u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Lively, thought-stirring, entertaining, invaluable ... compelling insights''John Gray, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the age of twenty-six, Brian Christian has lectured at the LSE, Royal Academy, Bristol Festival of Ideas, Microsoft and Google, been interviewed on \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/i\u003e, BBC and in the \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e, profiled in the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, featured in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and on the front cover of \u003ci\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and has made numerous appearances at universities and in online videos speaking on his subject. 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One of the rare successful literary offspring of \u003ci\u003eGödel, Escher, Bach\u003c\/i\u003e, where art and science meet an engaged mind and the friction produces real fire * New Yorker *\u003cbr\u003eFast-paced, witty, and thoroughly winning ... investigates the nature of human interactions, the meaning of language, and the essence of what sets us apart from machines ... fabulous * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eAn irreverent picaresque ... What Christian learns along the way is that if machines win the imitation game as often as they do, it's not because they're getting better at acting human; it's because we're getting worse ... 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The third edition updates the content to cover the massive recent AI advances.' Jesse Hoey, University of Waterloo\u003cbr\u003e'Machine learning has undergone spectacular advances over the last few years, but to harvest the new capabilities one needs an engineering framework to build computational agents. This book teaches students about the concepts and techniques that make that possible.' Rodney Brooks, MIT and Robust AI\u003cbr\u003e'Wide-ranging, well-organized, up-to-date, and in-depth coverage of the AI world. The numerous figures, algorithms, and extensive references make this a valuable resource that readers will return to repeatedly. Instructors and students will benefit from the well-crafted end-of-chapter exercises. The thought-provoking social impact sections in each chapter and the social impact chapter admirably address the positive and harmful impacts on people. These complement the strong technical descriptions, wisely encouraging researchers and practitioners to limit the risks by highlighting human-centred AI. Poole and Mackworth are highly acclaimed experts who eagerly present their subject with enthusiasm and thoroughness.' Ben Shneiderman, University of Maryland, author of Human-Centered AI\u003cbr\u003e'This revised and extended edition of Artificial Intelligence: Foundations of Computational Agents should become the standard text of AI education. Computer science students will find in this volume a broad and uniquely coherent perspective on many computational models of learning, reasoning, and decision-making. Students of causal inference, in particular, will rejoice at viewing the causal revolution reconnected to its roots in formal logic and probabilistic decision-making, strengthened and reinforced by concrete algorithms, challenging exercises, and open source AIPython codes. Highly recommended.' Judea Pearl, UCLA, Turing Award winner and author of Causality and The Book of Why\u003cbr\u003e'This textbook is impressively comprehensive, covering all the major AI paradigms that have been introduced and studied over the years. At the same time, it is up to date with the latest technical advances and interdisciplinary perspectives on social impacts. I expect it to be a valuable resource for both teachers and students.' Peter Stone, University of Texas at Austin\u003cbr\u003e'Artificial Intelligence: Foundations of Computational Agents is a great AI textbook written by prominent leaders in the field. It covers everything you want to know about AI in a very accessible style, accompanied by a wide range of thoughtful and challenging exercises. I find this book to be an extremely valuable resource, not only for teaching, but even more so for offering an updated reference to a wide spectrum of foundational subjects at the current frontier of AI.' Rina Dechter, University of California, Irvine, author of Constraint Programming\u003cbr\u003e'Poole and Mackworth's book has been my go-to resource for students who need an introduction to Artificial Intelligence. While the previous versions have provided a complete overview of the field, the newer version organizes this information in a crystal clear manner. The division of the topics based on what the agent knows, what is in the world, and what the effects of its actions are allow for a logical flow of topics inside AI. As a comprehensive textbook for AI that includes slides, solutions, and code, this book is a must-have on the bookshelf for AI instructors, students, researchers, and practitioners.' Sriraam Natarajan, University of Texas at Dallas\u003cbr\u003e'This is a great foundational book on the science of AI, covering the main concepts and techniques using a simple structured approach. The extensive material on the social impact of AI provides much needed attention to the responsible design and use of AI. AI researchers can find here the indispensable foundational knowledge and the needed ethical attitude to create beneficial AI innovation.' Francesca Rossi, IBM Fellow\u003cbr\u003e'The latest edition of Poole and Mackworth's book emphasizes the societal impacts of AI in every chapter, making it an essential read for anyone interested in AI, especially those who will shape its future to ensure these powerful technologies benefit society and minimize harms.' Saleema Amershi, Microsoft Research\u003cbr\u003e'This textbook provides an amazing introduction to the field of AI. By bringing together learning, reasoning, and decision-making, it shows the rich interconnections across the various AI subfields. The writing is just at the right level to introduce students to the different facets of AI. The updated edition seamlessly integrates the exciting developments in deep learning into the broader AI context. The text also highlights the societal impact of AI, including AI ethics and computational sustainability.' Carla Gomes, Cornell University\u003cbr\u003e'Poole and Mackworth - two pioneers of AI - present an admirably broad and complete introduction to the field, with a very useful focus on intelligent agents. From deep learning to causal reasoning, from Bayesian networks to knowledge graphs, from fundamental algorithms to effective heuristics, this book covers a wide range of important topics, each accompanied by a timely section on social impact. Highly recommended!' Holger Hoos, RWTH Aachen\u003cbr\u003e'Poole and Mackworth's Artificial Intelligence: Foundations of Computational Agents 3e is a tour de force. This is a comprehensive and clearly written text that takes the reader through core concepts in symbolic AI and machine learning, providing pathways for broad introductory undergraduate courses, or focused graduate courses. It's an outstanding resource for student and instructor alike. Whether you're a seasoned AI researcher or a student entering the field, you'll learn a great deal from reading this book.' Sheila McIlraith, University of Toronto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface; Part I. Agents in the World: 1. Artificial intelligence and agents; 2. Agent architectures and hierarchical control; Part II. Reasoning and Planning with Certainty: 3. Searching for solutions; 4. Reasoning with constraints; 5. Propositions and inference; 6. Deterministic planning; Part III. Learning and Reasoning with Uncertainty: 7. Supervised machine learning; 8. Neural networks and deep learning; 9. Reasoning with uncertainty; 10. Learning with uncertainty; 11. Causality; Part IV. Planning and Acting with Uncertainty; 12. Planning with uncertainty; 13. Reinforcement learning; 14. Multiagent systems; Part V. Representing Individuals and Relations: 15. Individuals and relations; 16. Knowledge graphs and ontologies; 17. Relational learning and probabilistic reasoning; Part VI. The Big Picture: 18. The social impact of artificial intelligence; 19. Retrospect and prospect; Appendices; References; Index of Algorithms; Index.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738022555991,"sku":"9781009258197","price":55.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"hey-cyba-9781108972369","title":"Hey Cyba","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecent developments in artificial intelligence, especially neural network and deep learning technology, have led to rapidly improving performance in voice assistants such as Siri and Alexa. 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[A] deft, engaging thriller\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA surprisingly moving and beautiful journey through one man's sh*tshow of a friend's death\/hangover\u003c\/b\u003e * Lucy Prebble, screenwriter for Succession *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fine slice of contemporary noir, full of acute insight into the way we live now\u003c\/b\u003e -- John Williams * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJust finished this and f*ck me, it's total class!!  I'm sure all the expletive swears are coming out for this one - and so they should. Ace\u003c\/b\u003e -- Helen Stanton, Forum Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeantime\u003c\/i\u003e is a tremendous book: a detective story full of twists and turns that is as beautifully written as it is darkly comic. . .  Not surprisingly, \u003ci\u003eMeantime\u003c\/i\u003e is very, very funny. 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The book lays bare the various worlds of Glasgow . . .  and it slowly becomes that awful word, unputdownable, as the \u003cb\u003efascinating mixture of violence, drugs and unexpected humour \u003c\/b\u003esurround the reader * On Yorkshire Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eBoyle's darkly comic debut unfolds amid vivid scenes of the seamy Glasgow underworld, its \u003cb\u003ehard-bitten humour offset by an unexpectedly tender conclusion\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWord-perfect dialogue and wild imagination\u003c\/b\u003e * Strathspey \u0026amp; Badenoch Herald *","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738922332503,"sku":"9781399801171","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399801171.jpg?v=1720050593"},{"product_id":"matlab-deep-learning-9781484228449","title":"MATLAB Deep Learning","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eGet started with MATLAB for deep learning and AI with this in-depth primer. 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It would be a good choice for a reading group.\" \u003cem\u003eJohn Maindonald for the Journal of Statistical Software\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this book, aimed at senior undergraduates or beginning graduate students, Bishop provides an authoritative presentation of many of the statistical techniques that have come to be considered part of ‘pattern recognition’ or ‘machine learning’. … This book will serve as an excellent reference. … With its coherent viewpoint, accurate and extensive coverage, and generally good explanations, Bishop’s book is a useful introduction … and a valuable reference for the principle techniques used in these fields.\" (Radford M. Neal, Technometrics, Vol. 49 (3), August, 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book appears in the Information Science and Statistics Series commissioned by the publishers. … The book appears to have been designed for course teaching, but obviously contains material that readers interested in self-study can use. It is certainly structured for easy use. … For course teachers there is ample backing which includes some 400 exercises. … it does contain important material which can be easily followed without the reader being confined to a pre-determined course of study.\" (W. R. Howard, Kybernetes, Vol. 36 (2), 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Bishop (Microsoft Research, UK) has prepared a marvelous book that provides a comprehensive, 700-page introduction to the fields of pattern recognition and machine learning. Aimed at advanced undergraduates and first-year graduate students, as well as researchers and practitioners, the book assumes knowledge of multivariate calculus and linear algebra … . Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.\" (C. Tappert, CHOICE, Vol. 44 (9), May, 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book is structured into 14 main parts and 5 appendices. … The book is aimed at PhD students, researchers and practitioners. It is well-suited for courses on machine learning, statistics, computer science, signal processing, computer vision, data mining, and bio-informatics. Extensive support is provided for course instructors, including more than 400 exercises, lecture slides and a great deal of additional material available at the book’s web site … .\" (Ingmar Randvee, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1107 (9), 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This new textbook by C. M. Bishop is a brilliant extension of his former book ‘Neural Networks for Pattern Recognition’. It is written for graduate students or scientists doing interdisciplinary work in related fields. … In summary, this textbook is an excellent introduction to classical pattern recognition and machine learning (in the sense of parameter estimation). A large number of very instructive illustrations adds to this value.\" (H. G. Feichtinger, Monatshefte für Mathematik, Vol. 151 (3), 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Author aims this text at advanced undergraduates, beginning graduate students, and researchers new to machine learning and pattern recognition. … Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning provides excellent intuitive descriptions and appropriate-level technical details on modern pattern recognition and machine learning. It can be used to teach a course or for self-study, as well as for a reference. … I strongly recommend it for the intended audience and note that Neal (2007) also has given this text a strong review to complement its strong sales record.\" (Thomas Burr, Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 103 (482), June, 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This accessible monograph seeks to provide a comprehensive introduction to the fields of pattern recognition and machine learning. It presents a unified treatment of well-known statistical pattern recognition techniques. … The book can be used by advanced undergraduates and graduate students … . The illustrative examples and exercises proposed at the end of each chapter are welcome … . The book, which provides several new views, developments and results, is appropriate for both researchers and students who work in machine learning … .\" (L. State, ACM Computing Reviews, October, 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Chris Bishop’s … technical exposition that is at once lucid and mathematically rigorous. … In more than 700 pages of clear, copiously illustrated text, he develops a common statistical framework that encompasses … machine learning. … it is a textbook, with a wide range of exercises, instructions to tutors on where to go for full solutions, and the color illustrations that have become obligatory in undergraduate texts. … its clarity and comprehensiveness will make it a favorite desktop companion for practicing data analysts.\" (H. Van Dyke Parunak, ACM Computing Reviews, Vol. 49 (3), March, 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProbability Distributions.- Linear Models for Regression.- Linear Models for Classification.- Neural Networks.- Kernel Methods.- Sparse Kernel Machines.- Graphical Models.- Mixture Models and EM.- Approximate Inference.- Sampling Methods.- Continuous Latent Variables.- Sequential Data.- Combining Models.","brand":"Springer-Verlag New York Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739724493143,"sku":"9781493938438","price":58.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"big-brain-revolution-artificial-intelligence-spy-or-saviour-9781528985413","title":"Big Brain Revolution: Artificial Intelligence -","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Austin Macauley Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48740081729879,"sku":"9781528985413","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"12-bytes-how-artificial-intelligence-will-change-the-way-we-live-and-love-9781529112979","title":"12 Bytes: How artificial intelligence will change","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Joins the dots in a neglected narrative of female scientists, visionaries and code-breakers' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow is artificial intelligence changing the way we live and love? 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