**From two of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI, what you need to know about AI—and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and productsConfused about AI and worried about what it means for your future and the future of the world? You’re not alone. AI is everywhere—and few things are surrounded by so much hype, misinformation, and misunderstanding. In AI Snake Oil, computer scientists Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor cut through the confus...

Learn Database design, development,and administration using the feature-rich SQL Developer 4.1 interfaceKey FeaturesExplore all the SQL Developer 4.1 features useful for Oracle database developers, architects, and administratorsUnderstand how this free tool from Oracle has evolved over the years and has become a complete tool that makes life easy for Oracle and third-party database usersThe author, Ajith Narayanan, has a total of 10+ years of w...

This book prepares you for the Data Scientist and Machine Learning Engineer interview w.r.t. R programming language. The book is divided into various parts, making it easy for you to remember and associate with the questions asked in an interview. It covers multiple possible transformations and data filtering techniques in depth. You will be able to create visualizations like graphs and charts using your data. You will also see some examples of how to build complex charts with this data. T...

This book deals with the fundamental aspects of electrochemical corrosion of titanium body implants and associated mitigation strategies. It explains the corrosion of titanium implants and the current coating technologies for preventing corrosion ina body fluid‑type environment. Insights are also provided about the titanium clinical failures and various regulatory statutory mandates governing the use of biomaterials. It explains the development of new titanium alloys, their properti...

Enhancing Leadership PresenceTaking One Step Forward Every DayLeaders with Leadership Presence radiate confidence, humility, and authenticity. They exude warmth and inclusivity, fostering trust and collaboration. Communicating with clarity and respect, they simplify complexities. With heightened emotional awareness, they Inspire, Influence, and Impact!In this book, PK Narayanan shares practical insights to help enhance Leadership Presence.

This audiobook narrated by Landon Woodson reveals what you need to know about AI—and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and productsComes with a bonus track featuring an illuminating discussion by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash KapoorIncludes a new preface and epilogue by the authorsConfused about AI and worried about what it means for your future and the future of the world? You're not alone. AI is everywhere—and few things are surrounded by ...

In this book, a key assumption in most contemporary management writing is challenged viz. that work is ubiquitous. With rapid technological evolution in focus, the author explores how it has brought human beings to the threshold of being liberated from work as we now conceive of it. He reaches back to ideas originally put forth by Thruston Veblen, arguing that human beings are at the cusp of an era defined by the visible expansion of the 'leisure class.' Using the most debated three policy...

Nine-year-old Tanuj loves to listen to the story of Ravana and his ten heads. One night, after Amma narrates the story for the 145th time, Tanuj goes to bed chanting, 'East or West, Ravana is the Best'. The next morning, he wakes up to find that he has grown nine new heads! Read this hilarious yet heart-warming story to find out if Tanuj ever got back to being a one-headed boy again!

An engineer by profession, Karthik Narayanan (1938) was born in Calcutta and had his early education in Tuticorin. He is an industrialist and heads companies that manufacture automobile components. He has occupied a number of important positions like the President of the Association of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, President of the Automobile Research Association of India, Chairman of the Southern Region of the Association of Indian Engineering Industry, Member of the Senate of the Annamal...

Anyone who has worked in the corporate world, especially in the FMCG sector, knows that calm waters are rare and crises often arrive without warning. Courage Under Fire is a practical leadership logbook drawn from four decades of Suresh Narayanan’s own experiences of managing battles in the corporate trenches. Rather than offering abstract leadership theory, the book uses real episodes—across multiple countries—to show how leaders can navigate volatility with judgement, values and coordina...

An engineer by profession, Karthik Narayanan (1938) was born in Calcutta and had his early education in Tuticorin. He is an industrialist and heads companies that manufacture automobile components. He has occupied a number of important positions like the President of the Association of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, President of the Automobile Research Association of India, Chairman of the Southern Region of the Association of Indian Engineering Industry, Member of the Senate of the Annamal...

What makes some companies survive the test of time while others short-lived? Corporations do not exist in isolation; they are always part of something else, something bigger-an ecosystem. Inspired by the secrets of Shinise-Japanese companies dating back to the samurai era-Gopalakrishnan and Narayanan take a deep dive into the art of growing and sustaining a business. Over the last forty-eight years of close association with Unilever and Tata, Gopalakrishnan has gathered experience...