Smart Machine

Jamie Merisotis, author of the award-winning 2016 book America Needs Talent, argues that people will coexist with smart machines by learning, earning, and serving others over their lifetimes. But Merisotis asserts large-scale change is necessary to develop and hone the knowledge, skills, and abilities that render us uniquely human. These qualities include compassion, critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and interpersonal communication.

What happens when machines can see, hear, learn, and make decisions in real time? How are artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous systems, and edge computing transforming the world around us? From self-driving vehicles and intelligent robots to AI-powered assistants and smart cities, we are living through one of the most significant technological revolutions in human history. The systems being developed today are laying the foundation for a future where intelligent machines operate alongside humans, process information instantly, and solve increasingly complex challenges.

Meet Doctor Jens. She hasn't had a decent cup of coffee in fifteen years. The first part of her job involves jumping out of perfectly good space-ships. The second part requires developing emergency treatments for sick aliens of species she's never seen before. She loves it. But her latest...

In this audiobook, Sean Gerrish offers an engaging and accessible overview of the breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and machine learning that have made today's machines so smart. Science and technology buffs will find this audiobook an essential guide to a future in which machines can outsmart people.  

Bestselling author and economist Jay W. Richards makes the definitive case for how the free market and individual responsibility can save the American Dream in an age of automation and mass disruption. For two and a half centuries, America has been held together by the belief that if you work...

In a world where AI is getting smarter every single week, feeling stupid might be the best thing that ever happens to you. The word “stupid” doesn’t actually mean what you think. It comes from the Latin stupidus—meaning “struck senseless” or “amazed.” That frozen, wide-eyed moment when our ancestors first saw lightning or fire? That was “stupid.” The Korean word “babo” carries the same spirit—a warm, affectionate way of saying “you lovable idiot,” said with a smile. This book is about reclaiming that original meaning.

How smart machines are transforming us all - and what we should do about it. The smart machines revolution is reshaping our lives and our societies. Here, Nigel Shadbolt (one of Britain’s leading authorities on artificial intelligence) and Roger Hampson dispel terror, confusion and misconception. We are not about to be elbowed aside by a rebel army of superintelligent robots of our own creation. We were using tools before we became Homo sapiens and will continue to control them. How we exercise that control - in our private lives, in employment, in politics - and make the best of the wonderful opportunities will determine our collective future well-being.

In Only Humans Need Apply, Thomas Hayes Davenport and Julia Kirby reframe the conversation about automation, arguing that the future of increased productivity and business success isn't either human or machine. It's both. The key is augmentation, utilizing technology to help humans work better, smarter, and faster. Instead of viewing these machines as competitive interlopers, we can see them as partners and collaborators in creative problem solving as we move into the next era.