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The new ChatGPT tool from OpenAI has rapidly garnered media attention and millions of users. Although less effective sentence generators have existed for years, ChatGPT's novelty has drawn both the public and the reporters' interest, and its possibilities have led to it becoming the fastest growing app in history. But when examined more closely, its seemingly miraculous capabilities are ultimately disappointing, at least when it comes to the academic writing of my discipline. Like many of ...

A “riveting” (The Economist), “gripping” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) true story of the longest-held prisoner of war in American history, John Downey, Jr., a CIA officer captured in China during the Korean War and imprisoned for twenty-one years.John (Jack) Downey, Jr., was a new Yale graduate in the post-World War II years who, like other Yale grads, was recruited by the CIA. He joined the Agency and was sent to Japan in 1952, during the Kore...

The Martians are back, and if they succeed they’ll seize the United States without ever firing a shot.After helping her fiancé thwart a plot in early 1915, Susan Wilson believed her life as a clerk at Edison’s radio laboratory had finally returned to normal. But she couldn’t have been more mistaken. When an attack strikes Edison itself, Susan is thrust into the heart of the crisis.Working against curfews, betrayals, and the looming specter of alien tripods marching on the E...

Something is rotten in tomorrow's computer world. The time: the not-too-distant future. Physical work is done by robot devices. Men and women are endowed at birth with a sum of credit called Inalienable Basic. Everyone operates with a Universal Credit Card—which is also identification, police record, medical record, and many other things. Every detail of life in the United States of the Americas is stored in the International Data Center, located in Denver.Paul Kosloff, a language ...

Book DescriptionStep back through the corridors of time to uncover the true origins of human calculation, logic, and technological innovation. In Computers Where Do They Come From? 4000 B.C. to 1666 A.D. Volume No. 1, author Raymond Christopher takes listeners on an extraordinary historical journey spanning thousands of years. Far from starting in the modern era, the foundations of computing stretch deep into antiquity, evolving from ancient counting boards, astron...

The equation "Mind = Machine" is false. This pocket lexicon of "neuromythology" shows why. Taking a series of key words such as calculation, language, information and memory, Professor Tallis shows how their misuse has a lured a whole generation into accepting the computational model of the mind.First of all these words were used literally in the description of the human mind. Then computer scientists applied them metaphorically to the workings of their machines. And finally, their metapho...

A second collection of those intriguing thrillers that keep us on the edge of our seats.Contents:The Look by Maurice LevelA husband and wife commit a terrible, haunting crime together.Guarded by Mearle ProutA mountain murder unleashes deadly, unforeseen consequences.The Gong Ringers by Hasan VokineTravellers fall into a deadly trap set by unlikely suspects.An ...

Alongside its positive impact of providing a global reach, the Internet is prone to a variety of abuses. In the 1990s it was unauthorised access of computers and impairment of the operation of computers through the introduction of viruses and worms that took centre stage. Since then the potential of the Internet for fraudulent activities has been realised by the criminal fraternity and, in recent years, we have seen, for instance, the rise of identity theft and the widespread distribution ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In a near-future world where revolutionary technology allows humans to upload and store their memories in a digital cloud, Dr. Lena Griffith, a brilliant but troubled neuroscientist, is drawn into a high-stakes mystery when a series of memories begin to mysteriously vanish. As Lena investigates, she uncovers a disturbing pattern: the technology that was meant to preserve identity is now erasing it. The deeper she digs, the more she real...

Shows the human impact of war through the voices of the victims themselves.AI and algorithms now drive modern warfare, shaping surveillance and targeting. While promising precision, these systems often mask significant, hidden civilian harm.Algorithms of War moves past the binary debate of prohibition versus promotion, focusing instead on preserving humanity through better design and governance.Drawing on testimony from conflicts around the world, such as Ukraine an...

The odds were right for victory. The problem with computer warfare is that the computer is always logical while the human enemy is not - or doesn't have to be. And that's what the Betastani enemy were doing—nothing that the Alphaland computers said they would.Those treacherous foemen were avoiding logic and using such unheard-of devices as surprise and sabotage, treason and trickery. They even had Alphaland's Deputy of Information believing Betastani propaganda without even realizi...

The computer looms large over every aspect of modern life. Not surprisingly many regard it as a serious threat to our privacy, freedom and sanity. But more than this, the computer has already proved to be a sitting target for more advanced criminals as well as for cranks and fanatics. It presents for the first time the possibility that society could be robbed blind without even knowing it. This is the subject of Gerald McKnight's enthralling new book. Apart from credit card fraud - a major...