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Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When a friend introduces him to ChatGPT, the new large language chatbot, Andy is as sceptical as he is curious. Can this jumble of algorithms really mimic the spontaneity of human thought? Could it one day replace human authors like him for good? And are we soon to be ruled over by despotic robot overlords.
Author
Publisher
Ideapress Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Going on Offense is a powerful resource for anyone looking to transform their organization or themselves, exploring the key ingredients that fuel the mindset of companies dedicated to perpetual innovation and relentless experimentation. Based on a comprehensive seven-year study from Stanford University, Going on Offense provides an insider view into the transformative drivers of success displayed in 26 innovative organizations--including industry...
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A year of HBR's essential thinking on tech--all in one place. Generative AI, Web3, neurotech, reusable rockets to power the space economy--new technologies like these are reshaping organizations at the hybrid office, on factory floors, and in the C-suite. What should you and your company be doing now to take advantage of the new opportunities these technologies are creating--and avoid falling victim to disruption? The Year in Tech 2024: The Insights...
Author
Publisher
The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"How can leaders faced with tremendous global upheaval create more resilient and trustworthy systems? In The Great Remobilization, Olaf Groth, Mark Esposito, and Terence Tse (along with research partner Dan Zehr) diagnose tectonic shifts in the global economy with an eye toward designing a smarter “operating system” for the world. Through their FLP-IT (forces, logic, phenomena, impact, and triage) framework for strategic leadership, the authors...
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Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Really "high" tech to inspire us for sustainable solutions on Earth. Who could imagine an idea born on a space station would help sustain our planet? Astronauts, living on the International Space Station, have to protect their resources because their lives depend on it. They learn to conserve water, air, food, energy, and waste. These efforts have in turn lead to amazing and innovative ideas for air quality, food production, and water purification...
Author
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Disruption dominates innovation theory and practice. But disruption is destructive-displacing jobs, companies, and even entire industries. Are we missing better, and even bigger, opportunities to innovate and grow? With three decades of research, the number one global-bestselling authors of Blue Ocean Strategy W. Chan Kim and Ren�ee Mauborgne reveal another way to innovate and grow-nondisruptive creation. Just as Blue Ocean Strategy redefined the...
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A practical, bipartisan call to action from the wold's leading thinkers on the environment and sustainability. Sustainability has emerged as a global priority over the past several years. The 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change and the adoption of the seventeen Sustainable Develpment Goals through the United Nations have highlighted the need to address critical challenges such as the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, water shortages,...
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Publisher
Fast Company Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When our phones become our keys to access everything, will our lives be more convenient or more at the mercy of whoever can hack into our devices? Will self-driving cars help us maximize our time and get to our destination safely, or will they erode the autonomy and freedom we feel when we drive ourselves? What happens if the government, in the name of public health, gains access to the data in our handy fitness trackers and uses it to reward or...
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Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Biotechnologist Leroy Hood and longevity researcher Nathan Price journey to the future of health. Medicine today is a hit-or-miss affair that tackles symptoms long after disease sets in. Hood and Price explore the emerging technologies that will focus health care on extending wellness, making it personal, precise, and truly preventative"--
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Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
From San Francisco to Shanghai, many of the world's most innovative places are highly unequal, with the benefits going to a small few. Rather than simply asking how we can create more high-tech cities and nations, Innovation for the Masses focuses on what we can learn from places that foster innovation while also delivering the benefits more widely and equally. In this book, economist Neil Lee draws on case studies of Taiwan, Sweden, Austria, and...
11) Tomorrow's town
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Series
Publisher
Duopress, an imprint of Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Ubiquitous computational technologies will define our future, and this book takes the hopeful view that such technologies, properly designed, can enhance rather than diminish human agency. As people co-evolve with our technology, we can develop technological assistance to enhance our decision making and compensate for our biases: personalized medicine, intelligent romance, digital law, hybrid athletics, and cyberfinance offer compelling cases of...
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Language
English
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"Part memoir, part history, Burn Book is a necessary chronicle of tech's most powerful players. This is the inside story we've all been waiting for about modern Silicon Valley and the biggest boom in wealth creation in the history of the world."--Amazon.
Author
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Millions of people in the United States face legal problems without lawyers to help them. Why? How do we educate and inform the public about the law so they can understand when the services of a lawyer are necessary or desirable? When can individuals solve legal problems on their own or with the assistance of a specialist without a traditional law degree? In short, how do we democratize the law? Law Democratized offers a blueprint to increase legal...
Author
Series
Publisher
Debate
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"Vaclav Smil lleva cincuenta a�nos estudiando las posibilidades que tenemos a nuestro alcance para garantizar el futuro energ�etico de nuestro planeta. Debido a la complejidad de las interacciones que mueven el mundo, la atomizaci�on del conocimiento y la volatilidad de la informaci�on es muy dif�icil anticipar con exactitud qu�e ocurrir�a. Por eso es necesario ce�nirse a los datos y a los l�imites que nos ofrece la ciencia, as�i...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The release of generative AI-from LLMs like ChatGPT to image generators like DALL-E-marks a new era. We have invented technologies that boost our physical capabilities and others that automate complex tasks, but never, until now, have we created a technology that can boost our intelligence-with an impact on work and life that researchers project will be greater than that of steam power or the internet. Mollick urges us not to turn away from AI, and...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In today's world, the acceleration of megatrends - increasing longevity and the explosion of technology among many others - are transforming life as we now know it. In The Perennials, bestselling author of 2030 Mauro Guillén unpacks a sweeping societal shift triggered by demographic and technological transformation. Guillén argues that outmoded terms like Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z have long been used to pigeonhole us into rigid categories...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Leadership
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"How do I stand out? How do I become irreplaceable? With a crowded workforce, an unstable job landscape, and the rise of AI, these questions are the ones that everyone either is or should be asking. William Vanderbloemen has asked these questions over the past 15 years while running one of the world’s top executive search firms. Through extensive research of over 30,000 top leaders and proprietary data, Vanderbloemen has identified the 12 habits...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"This brief and accessible book draws lessons from the history and governance of three recent transformative technologies - the space race, in-vitro fertilization (IVF), and the internet - to argue that society can and should take an active role in shaping the future of artificial intelligence (AI). It is a manifesto aimed at empowering the reader to participate in the conversations and political and democratic processes that will determine the intentions...
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