7 Books on AI
Chester Beard
Storyteller | Copywriter & Grant Writing Specialist | AI & Sustainability Focus
...considered the best book of the year by the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. The book explores 10 fictional stories set in the year 2041, showcasing how AI technology could transform various aspects of our lives in the coming decades.
The book examines the near-term effects of advanced AI, such as technological unemployment, AI weapons, and the quest for human-level artificial general intelligence (AGI). It then considers a range of possible long-term futures involving intelligent machines and humans, including both positive and negative scenarios.
Tegmark argues that the risks of AI do not necessarily stem from malevolence, but rather from a misalignment between the goals of AI systems and those of humans. He emphasizes the importance of ensuring that any advanced AI we develop is "friendly" and aligned with human values and interests.
...covers several aspects of health care you would not take much time to consider. You might expect this book will discuss the ethics of using AI in medicine, or how it might be used for patient health diagnoses. Instead, AI Revolution in Medicine covers how GPT-4 can translate health data standards for an interoperable health information exchange. In other words, AI Revolution in Medicine covers how AI tools can be used in backend technical aspects of healthcare. It is a good read.
Using AI-powered sensors and microphones to detect and analyze animal vocalizations outside the human hearing range. For example, researchers have used AI to decode the complex "songs" of humpback whales and the ultrasonic communication of bats
One finding is the discovery of elephants' use of infrasonic communication, which operates at frequencies below the human hearing range. Researcher Katy Payne revealed that elephants can detect and respond to these low-frequency rumbles, allowing them to communicate over long distances
The Sounds of Life emphasizes how integrating traditional ecological knowledge with cutting-edge science can lead to transformative insights. For instance, the book cites botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's work, which blends Indigenous wisdom and Western biology to reveal the acoustic signaling of plants.
... was published in 2015, yet it is still relevant today. This book is especially precise in its examination of how online algorithms with search are manipulated. Sounds like a tell-all tale, but it is not that.
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Hidden algorithms can make (or ruin) reputations, decide the destiny of entrepreneurs, or even devastate an entire economy. Shrouded in secrecy and complexity, decisions at major Silicon Valley and Wall Street firms were long assumed to be neutral and technical. But leaks, whistleblowers, and legal disputes have shed new light on automated judgment. Self-serving and reckless behavior is surprisingly common and easy to hide in code protected by legal and real secrecy. Even after billions of dollars of fines have been levied, underfunded regulators may have only scratched the surface of this troubling behavior.
AI as a Service offers a practical guide to building and implementing serverless AI applications without delving too deeply into theory. The book focuses on providing clear, easy-to-understand instructions and includes two complete hands-on serverless AI builds to help readers grasp the concepts and techniques involved.
As companies increasingly adopt cloud-based solutions for their everyday business processes and AI plays a growing role in these tasks, the combination of serverless computing and AI is expected to become a standard approach for developing business-to-consumer platforms. Consequently, developers who possess the skills to design, develop, implement, and maintain these systems will likely find themselves in high demand.
Through her analysis, Churchland challenges conventional notions that prioritize religion, absolute rules, or pure reason as the primary sources of morality. Instead, she offers a thought-provoking perspective on how our moral compass is shaped by the intricate biology of the brain, which has evolved in response to various social and environmental factors.
Braintrust invites readers to reconsider their understanding of morality and its origins, presenting a nuanced view that emphasizes the role of neurobiology in shaping our moral behavior. Churchland's work contributes to the ongoing dialogue surrounding the nature of ethics and encourages a reevaluation of the factors that influence our moral decision-making processes.
Schellmann takes readers on a journalistic detective story, meeting job applicants and employees who have been subjected to these technologies, playing AI-based video games that companies use for hiring, and investigating algorithms that scan our online activity to construct personality profiles— including if we are prone to self -harm.?
She convinces whistleblowers to share the results of faulty AI -tools, and tests algorithms that analyze job candidates’ facial expressions and tools that predict from our voices if we are anxious or depressed.? Schellmann finds employees whose every keystroke was tracked and AI that analyzes group discussions or even predicts when someone may leave a company. Her reporting reveals in detail how much employers already know about us and how little we know about the technologies that are used on us.
"Designing the Mind: The Principles of Psychitecture" by Ryan A. Bush, published in 2021, introduces the concept of "psychitecture," which involves the intentional design and optimization of one's psychological framework and mental habits. Bush argues that, just as we can design our physical environments, we can also deliberately shape our minds to improve well-being, performance, and overall life experience.
The book is organized into three "realms" and draws from philosophical concepts and psychology to provide a practical guide for self-development. It delves into the idea of "psychitecture," which enables individuals to identify and alter their default programming, rewire cognitive biases, change ingrained habits, and transform emotional reactions. The book aims to help individuals overcome fear, embrace growth, and achieve psychological optimization.