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  • What If We Got AI Right?

    How to stop catastrophising and build an ethical future

    by Eleanor Drage ...
    'Timely and much-needed' Carole Cadwalladr'A wise and purpose-driven book to steer us out of AI doom' Sandi ToksvigWe're confused about AI: what it is, and where it's leading us - whether into a utopia or an apocalypse. Yet these obsessions thwart efforts to make meaningful change in an industry with very real problems.Here, Dr Eleanor Drage, one of the world's leading AI ethicists, unpicks the ... Read more

    R261,50

  • AI Morality

    Edited by David Edmonds ...
    A philosophical task force explores how AI is revolutionizing our lives - and what moral problems it might bring, showing us what to be wary of, and what to be hopeful for. There is no more important issue at present than artificial intelligence. AI has begun to penetrate almost every sphere of human activity. It will disrupt our lives entirely. David Edmonds brings together a team of leading ... Read more

    R194,80

  • Introduction to Compiler Design

    by Torben Ægidius Mogensen ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    The second edition of this textbook has been fully revised and adds material about loop optimisation, function call optimisation and dataflow analysis. It presents techniques for making realistic compilers for simple programming languages, using techniques that are close to those used in "real" compilers, albeit in places slightly simplified for presentation purposes. All phases required for ... Read more

    R890,55

  • Algorithms to Live By

    The Computer Science of Human Decisions

    by Brian Christian, Griffiths ...
    A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives.In this dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, acclaimed author Brian Christian and cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths show us how the simple, precise algorithms used by computers can also untangle very human questions. Modern life is constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set ... Read more

    R170,99

  • What Is Artificial Intelligence?: A Conversation Between An Ai Engineer And A Humanities Researcher

    by Suman Gupta, Peter H Tu ...
    'A light-hearted, but engaging conversation about one of the key technologies of our age.I recommend this book to anyone interested in the broader issues around Artificial Intelligence.'Richard HartleyAustralian National University, AustraliaThis book engages with the title question: what is artificial intelligence (AI)? Instead of reiterating received definitions or surveying the field from a ... Read more

    R305,08

  • The Coming Wave

    AI, Power and Our Future: The instant Sunday Times bestseller from the ultimate AI insider

    by Mustafa Suleyman, Michael Bhaskar ...
    *An Economist, Financial Times, Guardian, Prospect and Sunday Times Book of the Year*Shortlisted for the FT and Schroders Business Book of the YearThis is the only book you need to understand our new world – from the ultimate AI insider, the CEO of Microsoft AI and co-founder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind.'If you want to understand the rise of AI, ... ... Read more

    R208,48

  • Progress in Computing: Key Stage 3

    by George Rouse, Lorne Pearcey, Ben Barnes, Tristan Kirkpatrick, Graham Hastings, Mark Clarkson ...
    Reboot your Key Stage 3 classroom with this all-in-one textbook that will inspire you to deliver creative Computing lessons with confidence.Boost knowledge and skills in bite-sized chunks: every double-page spread represents a lesson's worth of targeted content and activitiesBuild understanding of the principles of Computing and improve IT skills with a range of engaging activitiesChallenge ... Read more

    R536,00

  • Seen to Be Believed

    A tense and suspenseful crime thriller

    by Louisa Scarr ...
    Series Book 4 - Butler & West
    'Butler and West are fast becoming my favourite detective partnership... Addictive reading!' Alison Belsham, author of The Tattoo ThiefNothing is as it seems, for Butler and West.One spring evening, a mother and her children are brutally attacked in their home. The unprovoked and violent assault leaves DS Robin Butler and DC Freya West in the dark the luxury items were left untouched and there is ... Read more

    R170,53

  • The Island

    by Ben Coes ...
    Series series Dewey Andreas Thrillers
    Dewey Andreas is the last line of defence. The latest in the New York Times bestselling series from Ben Coes.America is about to face the deadliest terrorist attack since 9/11. Iran has been planning revenge, with three goals in mind: assassinate the President. Bring America to its knees. And neutralize their most successful agent, Dewey Andreas.When the President arrives in New York to address ... Read more

    R208,48

  • Alan Turing: The Enigma

    by Andrew Hodges ...
    A new edition to celebrate Alan Turing's centenary, includes a new foreword by the author and a preface by Douglas Hofstadter.Alan Turing was the extraordinary Cambridge mathematician who masterminded the cracking of the German Enigma ciphers and transformed the Second World War. But his vision went far beyond this crucial achievement. Before the war he had formulated the concept of the universal ... Read more

    R246,43

  • Nexus

    The Sunday Times bestselling history about humans, technology and AI from the author of Sapiens

    by Yuval Noah Harari ...
    ‘If you read only one non-fiction book this year, consider this one’ TOM HANKS‘If there’s one book that I would urge everyone to read – it is Nexus’ STEPHEN FRYDiscover the mind-blowing story of how information networks – from the stone age to AI - have shaped our world from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Sapiens. The perfect Christmas gift for curious minds.Stories</str... ... Read more

    R246,43

  • The Quick Guide to Cloud Computing and Cyber Security

    by Marcia R.T. Pistorious ...
    This is a Quick Guide to Cloud Computing and Cyber Security - For Beginners.Cloud computing has appeared in many small forms and now it is emerging as a huge solution to the problem of the fast changing and increasingly cyber world in which we live and work.Table of ContentsWhat is Cloud Computing?Types of Cloud ComputingCloud Computing ExamplesCyber SecurityCyber Security DangersPhysical ... Read more

    Free

  • Agile Project Management Methodology for Beginners: Scrum Project Management for Beginners

    by Andy Webb ...
    The older rigid traditional models of delivering changes has been replaced with an agile way of delivering changes. The world of apps, and internet driven economy means that any change has to be delivered almost overnight with no scope for delays and the consumer wants things almost immediately.Agile provides that project management methodology to help you get the results immediately.Written for ... Read more

    R49,69 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Falls

    The number one bestselling series that inspired BBC One’s REBUS

    by Ian Rankin ...
    Series Book 12 - A Rebus Novel
    The twelfth Inspector Rebus bestseller - a powerfully gripping novel where past and present collide...From the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES'This is, quite simply, crime writing of the highest order' DAILY EXPRESS'The unopposed champion of the British police procedural' GUARDIANA student has gone missing in Edinburgh. She's not just any student, though, but the daughter of ... Read more

    R211,13

  • Bill Gates

    The Path to the Future

    by Jonathan Gatlin ...
    He is Thomas Edison and Henry Ford rolled into one -- except that William Henry Gates III maybe smarter and more successful than either.He is America's richest man, and on the corporate landscape, he may well be the most feared. In less than a generation, Bill Gates has done nothing less than change the way we live and work.Here is Bill Gate's story, taking you inside the mind of this brilliant ... Read more

    R158,57

  • The Book of Why

    The New Science of Cause and Effect

    by Judea Pearl, Dana Mackenzie ...
    The hugely influential book on how the understanding of causality revolutionized science and the world, by the pioneer of artificial intelligence'Wonderful ... illuminating and fun to read' Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize-winner and author of Thinking, Fast and Slow'Correlation does not imply causation.' For decades, this mantra was invoked by scientists in order to avoid taking positions as to ... Read more

    R208,48

  • Superintelligence

    Paths, Dangers, Strategies

    by Nick Bostrom ...
    The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains. If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become very powerful. As the fate of ... Read more

    R194,80

  • Html Basics: Learn Html Coding for Beginners

    by Chittaranjan Dhurat ...
    DescriptionLearn Html fundamentals with simple and easy to understand language.This book is for absolute Beginners. ... Read more

    Free

  • The Irrational Bundle

    by Dan Ariely ...
    Dan Ariely's three New York Times bestselling books on his groundbreaking behavioral economics research, Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, and The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty, are now available for the first time in a single volume.This ebook has been optimised for reading on colour screens. The majority of the text will appear the same across all devices, but there is one ... Read more

    R580,74

  • Making Things Happen

    Mastering Project Management

    by Scott Berkun ...
    In the updated edition of this critically acclaimed and bestselling book, Microsoft project veteran Scott Berkun offers a collection of essays on field-tested philosophies and strategies for defining, leading, and managing projects. Each essay distills complex concepts and challenges into practical nuggets of useful advice, and the new edition now adds more value for leaders and managers of ... Read more

    R489,20

  • Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?

    Leading a Great Enterprise Through Dramatic Change

    by Louis V. Gerstner Jr. ...
    In 1990, IBM was a corporate dinosaur on the brink of extinction, with the business world watching what looked like the final chapter of an American icon.The company was paralyzed by its own bureaucracy, losing billions, and had completely lost touch with its customers. The consensus was clear: IBM was too big, too slow, and had to be broken up to survive.Then Lou Gerstner was brought in as CEO. ... Read more

    R268,28

  • Brave New Words

    How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That’s a Good Thing)

    by Salman Khan ...
    ‘Salman Khan has long been on the cutting edge of education, and in Brave New Words, he shows us what’s next. The book is a timely master class for anyone interested in the future of learning in the AI era. No one has thought more about these issues—or has more interesting things to say about them’ Bill GatesWhether we like it or not, the AI revolution is coming to education. In Brave New Words, ... Read more

    R246,43

  • Tubes

    Behind the Scenes at the Internet

    by Andrew Blum ...
    The Internet. Home to the most important and intimate aspects of our lives. Our careers, our relationships, our selves, all of them are out there - online. So, where is that exactly?'The Internet really IS a series of tubes! Who knew?' David Pogue, The New York Times'Utterly engrossing. Even the most geek-wary of readers will enjoy' Independent__________... ... Read more

    R189,51

  • Hit Refresh

    A Memoir by Microsoft’s CEO

    by Satya Nadella ...
    The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft’s Soul and Imagine a Better Future for EveryoneMicrosoft’s CEO tells the inside story of the company’s continuing transformation, while tracing his own journey from a childhood in India to leading some of the most significant changes of the digital era.LONGLISTED FOR THE FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDSatya Nadella grew up in India, studied in the US ... Read more

    R163,63