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Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence Moral and ethical aspects Artificial intelligence Philosophy Artificial intelligence Social aspects Automatic bread machines Automation Automation Social aspects Bread Technological innovations Economic aspects Technology Social aspectsFord, Martin (Martin R.)
Summary: Examines the effects of accelerating technology on the economic system.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books, a member of the Pereus Books Group 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331 FOREnz, Tammy
Summary: Artificial intelligence (AI) is already part of our lives. AI can keep the refrigerator stocked and find our favorite music. Cars already brake automatically to avoid crashes and self-driving cars get closer every day. Learn how AI might change how we live and travel, along with the ethical dilemmas we face with a rapidly changing technology.
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Publisher / Publication Date: An imprint of Capstone Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 006.3 ENZSusskind, Daniel
Summary: "A down-and-out so-and-so gets more than he bargained for when a wave of automation sweeps him and his kind out to an oil-black, petroleum-stink sea of indolent excess and the promise of A WORLD WITHOUT WORK"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 331.25 SUSShadbolt, Nigel
Summary: The smart-machines revolution is reshaping our lives and our societies, but we are not about to be elbowed aside by a rebel army of super-intelligent robots of our own creation. We were using tools before we became Homo Sapiens, and will continue to build and master them, no matter how complicated they become. How we exercise that control - in our private lives, in employment, in politics - and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 006.301 SHATegmark, Max
Summary: "What jobs should be automated? How should our legal systems handle autonomous systems? How likely is the emergence of suprahuman intelligence? A.I. is the future of science, technology, and business--and there is no person better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark. What has A.I. brought us? Where will it lead us? The story of A.I. is the story of intelligence--of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Until this decade, the question of immortality was the stuff of science fiction, but now experts in the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics suggest it will indeed be possible. This cinematic documentary explores the latest technological advancements in AI, robotics and biotech, and poses the question: what is the essence of the human mind, and can this be replicated? Or even more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC A.RTWest, Darrell M.
Summary: "Robots, artificial intelligence, and driverless cars are no longer things of the distant future. They are with us today and will become increasingly common in coming years, along with virtual reality and digital personal assistants. As these tools advance deeper into everyday use, they raise the question--how will they transform society, the economy, and politics? If companies need fewer...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brookings Institution Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.3 WESScott, Kevin
Summary: The continued development of AI has the potential to create abundance and opportunity for everyone and help solve some of our most vexing problems. But how do we work to ensure that the continued development of AI allows us to keep the American Dream alive? Kevin Scott offers a clear roadmap to find the answer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD 338 SCODannoritzer, Cosima
Summary: Examines how time became a financial commodity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Icarus Films 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TIMCarr, Nicholas G.
Summary: In The Glass Cage, best-selling author Nicholas Carr digs behind the headlines about factory robots and self-driving cars, wearable computers and digitized medicine, as he explores the hidden costs of granting software dominion over our work and our leisure and reveals something we already suspect: shifting our attention to computer screens can leave us disengaged and discontented.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303 CARRid, Thomas
Summary: "Springing from the febrile mind of mathematician Norbert Wiener amid the devastation of World War II, the cybernetic vision underpinned a host of seductive myths about the future of machines. This vision would radically transform the postwar world, ushering in sweeping cultural change. From the Cold War's monumental SAGE bomber defense system to enhanced humans, Wiener's scheme turned...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 600 RIDRid, Thomas
Summary: A sweeping history of cybernetics explores the discipline's early myths and wide-ranging influence after World War II, illuminating specific examples of cybernetics applications as utopian technologies, political tools, and military weapons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HighBridge a division of Recorded Books 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 600 RidMerchant, Brian
Summary: "The most urgent story in modern tech begins not in Silicon Valley but two hundred years ago in rural England, when workers known as the Luddites rose up rather than starve at the hands of factory owners who were using automated machines to erase their livelihoods. The Luddites organized guerrilla raids to smash those machines--on punishment of death--and won the support of Lord Byron, enraged...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.48 MERWaldman, Jonathan
Summary: Humans have landed men on the moon, programmed cars to drive themselves, and put the knowledge of our entire civilization in your back pocket. But no onefrom MIT nerds to Army Corps engineershas ever built a robot that can lay bricks as well as a mason. Unlike the controlled conditions of a factory line, where robots are now ubiquitous, no two construction sites are alike, and a days work...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.8 WALRus, Daniela
Summary: "Daniela Rus, a leading roboticist and computer scientist, explores how we can use a new generation of smart machines to help humankind. There is a robotics revolution underway. A record 3.1 million robots are working in factories right now, doing everything from assembling computers to packing goods and monitoring air quality and performance. A far greater number of smart machines impact our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Russell, Stuart J. (Stuart Jonathan)
Summary: "In the popular imagination, superhuman artificial intelligence is an approaching tidal wave that threatens not just jobs and human relationships, but civilization itself. Conflict between humans and machines is seen as inevitable and its outcome all toopredictable. In this groundbreaking book, distinguished AI researcher Stuart Russell argues that this scenario can be avoided, but only if we...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Scott, Kevin
Summary: "Native rural Virginian and now Chief technology officer at Microsoft, Kevin Scott, discusses the future of AI and how it can be realistically used to promote growth even as the job landscape shifts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Business 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338 SCOBuchanan, Marlon
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Home BuchananSummary: Discusses the basics of electricity and offers step-by-step instruction for eighty-five home wiring projects, including wiring switches, receptacles, light fixtures, outdoor lighting, and home automation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Homeowner 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.319 BYECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 621.319 BYEMacaulay, David
Summary: Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 600 MACCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT STEM MacaulaySummary: This final season of the hit series, Duck Dynasty, follows the Robertson family as they conquer new family milestones while showcasing their down-home Southern charm. Tune in as the family spends a weekend at their childhood summer camp. Lil' Will shops for his first car, Reed gets married, Rowdy's adoption becomes official, and Gus turns 11.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD DUCMacaulay, David.
Summary: Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines. Includes new material about digital technology.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1998
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 600 MACCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 600 MACCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 600 MACCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 600 MACBonacci, Jane
Summary: "Now you can enjoy gluten-free bread at home every day easily, affordably, and deliciously. The Gluten-Free Bread Machine Cookbook takes the expense, frustration, and difficulty out of baking gluten-free bread. Regardless of what bread machine you own, Jane Bonacci and Shannon Kinsella's new cookbook will make gluten-free bread an everyday enjoyment. Whether you're obsessed with sourdough, love...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Harvard Common Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5638 BONMartin, Emmett
Summary: "The technology for self-driving vehicles was once considered only a possibility for the far-distant future. While they aren't widely available yet, the technology is in use and gaining acceptance. This valuable volume explains the science behind this life-changing innovation in accessible language. Sidebars and graphic organizers add more background information about its development and help...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2023