The Blurb On The Back: Simply – Artificial Intelligence Sometimes less really is more.  This smart but powerful little guide unlocks the inner workings of artificial intelligence, from the first computer programs to the internet of things. SIMPLY – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE was released in the United Kingdom on 2nd March 2023.  Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book. You can order SIMPLY – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE from Amazon UK, Waterstone’s or Bookshop.org UK.  I earn commission on any purchases made through these links. The Review (Cut For Spoi ..read more

The Blurb On The Back: Capitalism is dying.  Profits soar while inequality rises and innovation stalls.  Something has to give.  For the past century, the story of capitalism has been the story of a market dominated by money and firms.  We use prices to judge goods, and what we’re willing to pay signals how useful a good is to us.  Firms coordinate massive efforts, such as mass-producing cars, by controlling the flow of information and centralising decision making, while providing stable employment.  But the data we generate about ourselves and the data manufactur ..read more

The Blurb On The Back: Life Online What do you do to keep safe online? What should you share online?  How do you search safely?  How can you be a good online friend?  In this book find out all about Internet safety and how to behave in an online world. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book. You can order LIFE ONLINE by Sarah Ridley, Anne Rooney and Ryan Wheatcroft from Amazon UK, Waterstone’s or Bookshop.org UK.  I earn commission on any purchases made through these links. The Review (Cut For Spoilers): Sarah Ridley writes and edits educationa ..read more

The Blurb On The Back: Recent startling successes in machine intelligence using a technique called ‘deep learning’ seem to blur the line between human and machine as never before.  Are computers on the cusp of becoming so intelligence that they will render humans obsolete?  Harry Collins argues we are getting ahead of ourselves, caught up in images of a fantastical future dreamt up in fictional portrayals.  The greater present danger is that we lose sight of the very real limitations of artificial intelligence and readily enslave ourselves to stupid computers: the ‘Surrender’. B ..read more

The Blurb On The Back: A new look at the future of life on Earth by the great scientific visionary of our age. James Lovelock, creator of the Gaia hypothesis and the greatest environmental thinker of our time, has produced an astounding new theory about the future of life on Earth.  He argues that the anthropocene – the age in which humans acquired planetary-scale technologies – is, after 300 years, coming to an end.  A new age – the novacene- has already begun. New beings will emerge from existing artificial intelligence systems.  They will think 10,000 times faster than we do ..read more

The Blurb On The Back: As technology races ahead, what will people do better than computers? What hope will there be for us when computers can drive cars better than humans, do intricate legal work, identify faces, scurry helpfully around offices and factories, even perform some surgeries, all faster, more reliably, and less expensively than people. It’s easy to imagine a frightening future in which computers simply take over most of the tasks that people now get paid to do.  While we’ll still need high-level decision makers and computer developers, those tasks won’t keep most working-age ..read more

The Blurb On The Back: Slated as “the next big thing in tech”, augmented reality (AR) promises to take the screen out of our hands and wrap it around the world via “smart spectacles”.  As a pervasive, invisible interface between the world and our senses, AR offers unparalleled capacity to reveal hidden digital depths, but it also comes at a cost to our privacy, our property, and our reality. In this crucial and provocative book, Mark Pesce draws on over thirty years’ experience to offer the first mainstream exploration of augmented reality.  He discusses the exciting and beneficial f ..read more

The Blurb On The Back: There is no Blurb On The Back.  Instead there are the following quotes: ”Gavet has delivered a very important piece of work which highlights the issues around technology, information, democracy, and the human condition.  Everyone will benefit from reading her analysis.” ROBERT SIEGEL, Lecturer in Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business “Gavet proposed a number of remedies – not quick fixes, but fundamental shifts into more equitable, long-term thinking that will actually make everyone much happier without the addictive highs of 100x returns and CEO ..read more

The Blurb On The Back: Daisy Christodoulou asks why ed tech – with all its potential – hasn’t yet had the transformative impact on education that it has long promised. Rooted in research and written from an educationalist’s perspective, Teachers vs Tech?  examines a broad range of topics, from the science of learning and assessment to the continued importance of teaching facts, exploring international examples from both big brand digital platforms and smaller start-ups. Daisy Christodoulou draws on her experience working in classrooms and within the education community to outlin ..read more