{"title":"Popular Reads","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the books our readers love most. This hand-picked selection highlights the titles flying off our shelves — from thought-provoking nonfiction to compelling fiction that stays with you long after the last page. 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Kit and her dodge partner, Mary, are the highest earners in the notorious all-women thieving ring in South London's Elephant and Castle district. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKit, whose mother had been a thief before her, dreams of a different life, one where she's not constantly on the lookout for constables and plainclothes detectives, and where a mistake or pure bad luck won't land her in the hangman's noose. She has been saving her earnings so her younger sister, a maid for a wealthy Mayfair family, might have a shot at respectability. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKit is very close to leaving the life entirely when the legendary former thief Maggie O'Connell brings her plans to a halt. Beautiful, charismatic Maggie has returned to reclaim leadership of the ring after twenty years in a brutal Australian penal colony. But Maggie desires more than mere wealth or power: She longs for revenge against those who sent her away. Kit, with her quick mind and dangerously clever hands, is Maggie's best weapon. If Kit wants to walk away with her life, she must carry out a heist that will demand every skill she possesses.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Odden\u003c\/b\u003e received her PhD in English from New York University and taught Victorian literature at UW-Milwaukee. She is the author of five crime novels set in 1870s London, including her award-winning \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling debut, \u003ci\u003eA Lady in the Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been nominated for the Lefty, Anthony, Agatha, and Derringer Awards, and appeared in \u003ci\u003eBest Mystery Stories of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e. A transplant from New York, Karen lives in Arizona with her family. 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AI is also behind self-driving cars, predictive policing, and autonomous weapons that can kill without human intervention. These and other AI applications raise complex ethical issues that are the subject of ongoing debate. This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series offers an accessible synthesis of these issues. Written by a philosopher of technology, \u003ci\u003eAI Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e goes beyond the usual hype and nightmare scenarios to address concrete questions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mark Coeckelbergh describes influential AI narratives, ranging from Frankenstein's monster to transhumanism and the technological singularity. He surveys relevant philosophical discussions: questions about the fundamental differences between humans and machines and debates over the moral status of AI. He explains the technology of AI, describing different approaches and focusing on machine learning and data science. He offers an overview of important ethical issues, including privacy concerns, responsibility and the delegation of decision making, transparency, and bias as it arises at all stages of data science processes. He also considers the future of work in an AI economy. Finally, he analyzes a range of policy proposals and discusses challenges for policymakers. He argues for ethical practices that embed values in design, translate democratic values into practices and include a vision of the good life and the good society.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Coeckelbergh is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Vienna and author of \u003ci\u003eNew Romantic Cyborgs: Romanticism, Information Technology, and the End of the Machine\u003c\/i\u003e (MIT Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 6.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49166253686938,"sku":"9780262538190","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/1197\/0458\/files\/FJJUHU06R89780262538190.webp?v=1788374770"},{"product_id":"ai-snake-oil-what-artificial-intelligence-can-do-what-it-cant-and-how-to-tell-the-difference-hardcover","title":"AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can't, and How to Tell the Difference","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArvind Narayanan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSayash Kapoor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom two of \u003ci\u003eTIME'\u003c\/i\u003es 100 Most Influential People in AI, what you need to know about AI--and how to defend yourself against bogus AI claims and products\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConfused about AI and worried about what it means for your future and the future of the world? 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The book explains the crucial differences between types of AI, why organizations are falling for AI snake oil, why AI can't fix social media, why AI isn't an existential risk, and why we should be far more worried about what people will do with AI than about anything AI will do on its own. The book also warns of the dangers of a world where AI continues to be controlled by largely unaccountable big tech companies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy revealing AI's limits and real risks, \u003ci\u003eAI Snake Oil\u003c\/i\u003e will help you make better decisions about whether and how to use AI at work and home.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArvind Narayanan\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of computer science at Princeton University and director of its Center for Information Technology Policy. 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