A pirate struggling to make a change. A ghosthand with something to prove. And an ancient magic that binds their fates. Juliana wants to do the right thing for her rusty mechanical crew, but her past keeps dragging her back to piracy. When she discovers the merfolk have a powerful magical weapon, she makes a plan to shift the balance of power on the sea forever. Meanwhile, Otte wants to find a place in their sleepy farming town, but despite their magical skills, they don’t belong. When a … [Read more...] about The Doomed World of Milagro by Simon Finchley
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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Business: A No-Nonsense Guide to Data Driven Technologies by Steven Finlay
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Interview with Author – Michael Ferrone
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Sentience by Courtney P. Hunter
Running from a violent past, Leo Knox desperately decides to participate in a scientific experiment conducted by the infamous and greedy tech-giant, AlgorithmOS. Soon, Leo learns that she has agreed to take part in a Turing Test, a test that measures the ability of artificial intelligence to blend in among humanity, but what she doesn’t know is that the test set to take place is unlike any other of its kind. Leo enters Eden, the contained preserve where the test will occur, with twenty-three … [Read more...] about Sentience by Courtney P. Hunter
Sex, Race, and Robots – How to Be Human in the Age of AI by Ayanna Howard
In the movies, robots can be terrifying. In reality, thinking machines are disrupting the world in ways that are even more disturbing than in Hollywood fantasies - but they also have the potential to change our lives for the better. In this stirring, visionary work, acclaimed roboticist Dr. Ayanna Howard explores how the tech world’s racial and sexist biases are infecting the next generation of Artificial Intelligence, with profoundly negative effects for humans of all genders and … [Read more...] about Sex, Race, and Robots – How to Be Human in the Age of AI by Ayanna Howard
MenoSaurus: Tyrannosaur Droid Boy by S J House
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