artificial intelligence

Most adults carry a tiny computer around in their pocket all day, every day! Smartphones are just the latest in personal computing technology, and most young readers are already familiar with those as well as tablets and other computers. This volume explores just how pervasive computer technology is in daily life, highlighting the positives and negatives of this. The history of computers and how they work is also part of this comprehensive book, with detailed diagrams and text written just for curious young readers.

A virtual tournament is announced in Affinity, the biggest online multiplayer video game in the world, and four kids are invited to compete for the grand prize--and a chance to become a professional gamer.

Murdered on the way to her high school graduation party, eighteen-year-old Nami Miyamoto finds herself in an afterlife ruled by Ophelia, a virtual assistant planning to eradicate human existence.

"Explaining each individual aspect of AI more clearly than ever before, this book outlines the key building-blocks and technological milestones in its history, profiles its most important practical applications--both current and predicted--and explores the numerous ethical debates around AI, and its increasing influence on culture and society"-- Provided by publisher.

"Looks at artificial intelligence at its cutting edge from the viewpoint of established companies like Anthem, Ping An, Airbus, and Capital One. Filled with insights, strategies, and best practices . . . provides leaders and their teams with the information they need to help their own companies take AI to the next level. If you're curious about the next phase in the implementation of artificial intelligence within companies, or if you're looking to adopt this powerful technology in a more robust way yourself . . . [this book] will give you a rare inside look at what the leading adopters are doing, while providing you with the tools to put AI at the core of everything you do'--Publisher.

"[The author] assembles twenty-five . . . scientific minds, people who have been thinking about the field artificial intelligence for most of their careers, for a . . . round-table examination about mind, thinking, intelligence, and what it means to be human"--Provided by publisher.

"In a future Australia ravaged by climate change, twins Ashleigh and Aiden Delatour have always promised to protect and be there for each other, no matter what. Their privileged upbringing and loving, wealthy parents leave them with little to worry about. But when Aiden is seriously injured during a school trip, the twins' entire world begins to unravel. Back home from the hospital, something about Aiden seems different and Ashleigh's quest to find out why will uncover dark truths about the world they thought they knew, challenge their bond as twins and push how far they are willing to go to keep their promises"--Provided by publisher.

Oliver and Nathan, determined to get to the bottom of their new homeroom teacher's fishy behavior, discover Mr. Aidact is actually an AI robot from a secret experimental program.

"A neurodiverse twelve-year-old girl is shown an amazing new technology that gives her another chance to talk to the best friend she lost. But she soon discovers the corporation behind the science hides dark secrets that only she can expose"--Provided by the publisher.

In a near future New York City of cyber augmentation and artificial intelligence, Indira and Fawn, two competitive interns in an art gallery, work together on a photography project, turning a rivalry into a friendship and perhaps something more.