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Merriam-Webster defines Artificial Intelligence as: 1. a branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behavior in computers; or 1. the capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior. |
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What to Read: Non-fiction
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Machines of loving grace : the quest for common ground between humans and robots
by John Markoff
A Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times science writer travels across the country to evaluate the present state of the artificial intelligence and the intelligence-augmentation debate, delving into the science-fiction worlds that are fast becoming a reality and talks to the insiders who are shaping the future.
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Prediction machines : the simple economics of artificial intelligence
by Ajay Agrawal
Three noted economists recast the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) as a drop in the cost of prediction, showing how basic tools from economics provide clarity about the AI revolution and a basis for action by CEOs, managers, policy makers, investors, and entrepreneurs.
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Artificial intelligence for dummies
by John Mueller
Each book covers all the necessary information a beginner needs to know about a particular topic, providing an index for easy reference and using the series' signature set of symbols to clue the reader in to key topics, categorized under such titles as Tip, Remember, Warning!, Technical Stuff and True Story.
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The sentient machine : the coming age of artificial intelligence
by Amir Husain
Explores universal questions about humanity's capacity for living and thriving in the coming age of sentient machines and AI, examining debates from opposing perspectives while discussing emerging intellectual diversity and its potential role in enabling a positive life.
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How to create a mind : the secret of human thought revealed
by Ray Kurzweil
The best-selling author of The Age of Spiritual Machines explores the limitless potential of reverse-engineering the human brain, outlining the controversial implications of increasing intelligence in order to address global problems while comparing emotional and moral intelligence and considering the origins of consciousness.
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Ender's game
by Orson Scott Card
An expert at simulated war games, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin believes that he is engaged in one more computer war game when, in truth, he is commanding the last Earth fleet against an alien race seeking Earth's complete destruction.
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Speak
by Louisa Hall
Exploring the creation of artificial intelligence and illuminating the very human need for communication, connection and understanding, a thought-provoking novel is told from the perspectives of five very different people from different times and places.
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Robopocalypse : a novel
by Daniel H. Wilson
A tale set in the near future finds the world thrown into chaos by rebelling artificial intelligences under the leadership of a murderous technology called Archos that kills its creator and takes over the global network, triggering an unprecedented united front among all human cultures. By the author of How to Build a Robot Army. Reprint. A best-selling novel.
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Neuromancer
by William Gibson
Case, a burned out computer whiz, is asked to steal a security code that is locked in the most heavily guarded databank in the solar system.
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Ex machina
A young programmer conducts an experiment in which he must evaluate the human qualities of a female A.I
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Blade runner 2049
When a young blade runner discovers a shocking secret, he sets out to find former blade runner, Rick Deckard, who disappeared thirty years ago.
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Ghost in the shell
After Major is saved from an accident and cyber-enhanced to become a crime-fighting machine, she begins to discover pieces of her past and questions her mission in life.
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I, Robot
In the near future when robots are in common use, a detective investigates a crime which may have been committed by a robot.
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Chappie
In a future world, where crime is patrolled by robot police officers, one police droid is given new programming which gives him the ability to think for himself.
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Avengers, age of Ultron
When Tony Stark tries to revive a peacekeeping program, the Avengers are put to the test when the villainous Ultron emerges.
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