Recent technological advances have resulted in a new generation of powerful text processing and generation tools that produce text very similar to what a human could do
A New York Times bestselling author and tech columnist s counter intuitive guide to staying relevant and employable in the machine age by becoming irreplaceably human It s not a future scenario any more We ve been taught that to compete with automation and AI we ll have to become more like the machines themselves building up technical skills like coding But there s simply no way to keep up What if all the advice is wrong And what do we need to do instead to become futureproof We tend to think of automation as a blue collar phenomenon that will affect truck drivers factory workers and other people with repetitive manual jobs But it s much much broader than that Lawyers are being automated out of existence Last year JPMorgan Chase built a piece of software called COIN which uses machine learning to review complicated contracts and documents It used to take the firm s lawyers more than 300 000 hours every year to review all of those documents Now it takes a few seconds and requires just one human to run the program Doctors are being automated out of existence too Last summer a Chinese tech company built a deep learning algorithm that diagnosed brain cancer and other diseases faster and more accurately than a team of 15 top Chinese docto
«Quan IBM va mirar d’introduir el mot “computer” a França, enels anys 50, el filòleg Jacques Perret, consultat per l’empresanord-americana, va tenir la idea de recuperar un vell mot llatí,«ordinateur
FOREWORD BY BRAD SMITH VICE CHAIR AND PRESIDENT OF MICROSOFTDiscover how AI leaders and researchers are using AI to transform the world for the better In AI for Good Applications in Sustainability Humanitarian Action and Health a team of veteran Microsoft AI researchers delivers an insightful and fascinating discussion of how one of the world s most recognizable software companies is tackling intractable social problems with the power of artificial intelligence AI In the book you ll see real in the field examples of researchers using AI with replicable methods and reusable AI code to inspire your own uses The authors also provide Easy to follow non technical explanations of what AI is and how it worksExamples of the use of AI for scientists working on mitigating climate change showing how AI can better analyze data without human bias remedy pattern recognition deficits and make use of satellite and other data on a scale never seen before so policy makers can make informed decisionsReal applications of AI in humanitarian action whether in speeding disaster relief with more accurate data for first responders or in helping address populations that have experienced adversity with examples of how analytics is being used to promote inclusivityA deep focus on
This book has a single purpose to help everyone become a computational thinker Through practical examples and easy to grasp terminology this book is a guide to navigating the digital world and improving one s efficiency productivity and success immediately
Sharp and engaging The Times The intricately reported elegantly crafted story of the website that came out of nowhere to change everything Brad Stone author of The Everything Store and Amazon Unbound Now for the first time ever discover the story of YouTube how it started how it works and how it came to control our culture It has entertained us with cat videos flash mobs gaming streams and Charlie Bit My Finger It has educated us with makeup tutorials DIYs and delicious recipes It has changed us with advertising extremism and political propaganda Since its foundation in 2005 YouTube has existed on a pendulum Its emergence established a valuable space for unique and important voices to share themselves and their views and made global stars out of everyday people such as PewDiePie Shane Dawson and Ryan Higa It invented the attention economy we all live in today forever changing how people are entertained informed and paid online At the same time countless extremists have found a home on YouTube using it to spread misinformation and propaganda sometimes with real world life and death consequences The site is massively profitable for its parent company Google Alphabet which has a
El libro se encuentra estructurado en 16 capítulos y con él aprenderá a: definir los parámetros iniciales de la página, utilizar guías, dar formato a los párrafos, aplicar topos, símbolos y numeración a los parrafos, creacion de estilos, inclusion de tablas con los que se podra distribuir los documentos en filas y columnas, trabajar con graficos e impresion de documentos.Lo mas destacable de esta nueva version es la incorporacion de los marcos y las capas. A estos conceptos se les dedica dos capitulos completos en este libro. Ademas, se incluyen dos capitulos, uno de ellos dedicado a los plugins en PageMaker 6.5 y otro dedicado a las posibilidades de PageMaker como editor de documentos en Internet.Finalmente, con el objeto de guiar al lector se incluyen dos apendices. En el primero de ellos se explica la manera de instalar de un forma optima el programa y el otro trata que son las fuentes, como se instalan y se desinstalan, sustitucion de fuentes Panose, etc. Octubre 97
¡Por fin! Una guía accesible para guiarte a través de las intimidatorias tareas para hacer tu ordenador seguro. Tanto si tu eres un despreocupado usuario doméstico o un experimentado trabajador de oficina, Seguridad en el ordenador para Dummies descifrara el misterioso lenguaje de seguridad y control y te ayudara a aclarar temas de seguridad personal y encontrar soluciones.Indice Extractado: Introduccion - Lo basico - Los metodos - Los lugares - Decalogo - Apendices - Indice alfabetico.
Este libro aborda, desde un punto de vista práctico, el aprendizaje del programa de diseño asistido por ordenador más famoso de todos los tiempos: AutoCAD. La versión analizada es la última aparecida por el momento en el mercado informatico: la version 14. Se trata de una version de 32 bits, completamente compatible con Windows 95 y que, entre otras novedades, acepta el manejo de archivos con nombres largos.Se trata de un libro que le proporciona un nivel de conocimientos lo suficientemente elevado como para que sea el propio lector el que consiga llegar a explotar, al cien por cien, los recursos que el programa pone a su disposicion. Creemos que con el apoyo de este libro y con su paciencia habitual podra sacar el maximo partido al mejor programa de CAD para PC de todos los tiempos: AutoCAD 14.Por supuesto, ya que este libro contiene numerosos ejemplos y casos practicos conviene que su lectura se realice cerca de un ordenador y con AutoCAD 14 en funcionamiento.Diciembre 97
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