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Darwin Among The Machines

The Evolution Of Global Intelligence

By: George B. Dyson

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Darwin Among The Machines

The Evolution Of Global Intelligence

By: George B. Dyson

As timely now as it was when it was first published in 1997, Darwin Among the Machines tells the story of humankind's long journey into the digital age. Historian of technology George Dyson traces the course of the information revolution, illuminating the lives and work of visionaries -- from Thomas Hobbes to John von Neumann -- who foresaw the development of artificial intelligence, artificial life, and artificial mind. Weaving a convincing, occasionally frightening narrative of the evolution of the global network, Dyson explores the limits of Darwinian evolution to suggest what lies ahead. Computer programs and worldwide networks are combining to produce an evolutionary theater in which the distinctions between nature and technology are increasingly obscured, he argues. We are living in the midst of an experiment -- one that echoes the prehistory of human intelligence and the origins of life. Now in a new paperback edition, this classic work on the emergence of collective mechanical intelligence will resonate for generations to come.

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Basic Books

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0465046975

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Knowledge and Power

The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World

By: George Gilder

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Knowledge and Power

The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World

By: George Gilder

Ronald Reagan’s most-quoted living author—George Gilder—is back with an all-new paradigm-shifting theory of capitalism that will upturn conventional wisdom, just when our economy desperately needs a new direction. America’s struggling economy needs a better philosophy than the college student's lament: "I can't be out of money, I still have checks in my checkbook!" We’ve tried a government spending spree, and we’ve learned it doesn’t work. Now is the time to rededicate our country to the pursuit of free market capitalism, before we’re buried under a mound of debt and unfunded entitlements. But how do we navigate between government spending that's too big to sustain and financial institutions that are "too big to fail?" In Knowledge and Power, George Gilder proposes a bold new theory on how capitalism produces wealth and how our economy can regain its vitality and its growth. Gilder breaks away from the supply-side model of economics to present a new economic paradigm: the epic conflict between the knowledge of entrepreneurs on one side, and the blunt power of government on the other. The knowledge of entrepreneurs, and their freedom to share and use that knowledge, are the sparks that light up the economy and set its gears in motion. The power of government to regulate, stifle, manipulate, subsidize or suppress knowledge and ideas is the inertia that slows those gears down, or keeps them from turning at all. One of the twentieth century’s defining economic minds has returned with a new philosophy to carry us into the twenty-first. Knowledge and Power is a must-read for fiscal conservatives, business owners, CEOs, investors, and anyone interested in propelling America’s economy to future success.

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Simon and Schuster

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1621570282

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9781621570288

Quantum Mechanics And Bayesian Machines

By: George Chapline

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Quantum Mechanics And Bayesian Machines

By: George Chapline

This compendium brings together the fields of Quantum Computing, Machine Learning, and Neuromorphic Computing. It provides an elementary introduction for students and researchers interested in quantum or neuromorphic computing to the basics of machine learning and the possibilities for using quantum devices for pattern recognition and Bayesian decision tree problems. The volume also highlights some possibly new insights into the meaning of quantum mechanics, for example, why a description of Nature requires probabilistic rather than deterministic methods.

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World Scientific

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981323248X

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9789813232488

Darwin Among The Machines

The Evolution Of Global Intelligence

By: George B. Dyson

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The Evolution Of Global Intelligence

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Darwin Among The Machines

Darwin Among The Machines

Knowledge and Power

Knowledge and Power

Quantum Mechanics And Bayesian Machines

Quantum Mechanics And Bayesian Machines

Darwin Among The Machines

Darwin Among The Machines

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