A professor’s wife dies. Professor is grief stricken. Professor talks to himself. Professor interacts with another being (imagined) Matt the main character figures out the situation Reverse mathemnatics Conference in Zurich Matt solves the problem. All ends well.
This is a collection of three stories that center around the worldwide pandemic episode that centers around the COVID virus that paralyzed the world. Many people died. Many people were confined to a hospital bed, and others had to shelter in place. Schools were conducted from hoe using a virtual classroom. Thousands of businesses failed and countless persons were out of employment. The worlds scientific community came to the rescue and developed an antidote to forestall the virus and return civilization to a meaningful level. We, as a worldwide community, have survived and we will escape as a better world. The book is a combination of three novels that describe the worldwide epidemic. The main characters are Matt, the mathematician, the General, a worldwide benefactor, and other people, such as Ashley, Anna, and Sir Charles (Buzz) Bunday, all of whom you have met in other novels. There are three novels: The Virus, Then Pandemic, and the Vaccine. You will be enlightened and entertained. You can read the novels in any order, without a loss of continuity. This book would be a good beach read.
This book is a continuation of the study of service for beginning students of the subject and for persons that just want to know what it is. It is easy reading, suitable for a travel read or a beach read. It could serve as a source book for a person writing a bachelor’s thesis. It could be useful for a manager whose service employees are not performing up to par. Millions of dollars are wasted every year by businesses, even though, they are first rate, their hospitality people act like unruly rascals. How do you start a service business? I wouldn’t like to start one or bring one back after the misery of the pandemic world we have experienced in the past few years. What about the next few years? Politicians are constantly under fire, because they are perceived to be concerned with their own well being, instead of their constituency. What kind of service is the media providing, when they produce fiction rather than fact? Look at advertising and professional sports. Do you believe any of that stuff they produce in the way of news. This book is for the youngster who asks what his mother or father does all day. Do they just push people around, or do they help people achieve their true worth to the business or organization they represent. What about the car dealer that is constantly scrambling around for new business? What about some of the new stuff in business technology? Do we even know what we don’t know? This book is for all of the above. I sincerely hope the book is a service to you. The Author December 17, 2020
This book is not a work of fiction. Many of the stories actually happened somewhere; well, most of them. The names and events have been adjusted a bit to entertain the audience. The work is for entertainment only. It is not intended to be a work of literature. The book is protected by copyright. However, the ideas included herein may be used at will. Attribution would be appreciated. The book contains no violence, no sex, or no bad language. It may be enjoyed by persons of all ages. The author would like to thank his daughter Kathryn for assistance with the project and for her love and kindness. Thanks for enjoying the book.
This book is a fun easy to read BEACH READ. A reader can pick it up and start reading. It’s sharable. It’s informative. It tells how old men really are. It is a way to get together and make friends.
Welcome to the K-Report. It is a method that will make your life better. That is, if you have to write something like a paper, book, term paper, essay, or anything else in that category. The first thing that will pop in to your mind is that it is AI, and we all know by now that the letters stand for Artificial Intelligence. The subject of this book uses AI, but it isn’t AI. The name Artificial Intelligence emanated from an academic conference at Dartmouth College in the summer of 1956. There is no great advantage at this time to mention the participants, except that they are all famous and extremely intelligent. It is proper, however, to mention that Claude Shannon and John McCarthy coined the catchy name Artificial Intelligence and a couple of other participants from Carnegie Tech – now Carnegie Mellon - namely Herbert Simon and Allen Newell coined the name Complex Information Processing. The zippy title Artificial Intelligence was selected, and one can imagine what it would be like today if the second title had won out. One of the most useful concepts imbedded in AI is generative AI. Generative AI is a process that uses three forms: a foundation of information, an application model, and a sophisticated front end that makes the information useful. It is s a system that generates information for use by the end user. With generative AI, a computer system is trained with reinforcement learning through human feedback, and a reward system that analyzes, combines various forms, and ranks the responses. There is one well known generative AI product and it is known as ChatGPT, that processes text, next words, sentences, and paragraphs bases on some learning foundation. GPT is an acronym for Generative Pre-Trained Transformer and Chat is a bot that talks – in a sense – and comes from the word Chatbot. Human intellectual formulation is based on a generative model. You do not need to know this but it sounds good. The notion of a K-Report is a hybrid writing form that combines the written word and generated information from a generative AI application. Through this process, much like human formulation, precise writing is accomplished with the combination of a written document and generated information. This book is an example for the reader of a hypothetical problem that is addressed through human cooperation with generated information. The K-Report process helps to make a written contribution more exact and more efficient. The book itself combines a typical human problem with generated information. The example has no obvious application other than to inform the reader. This book contains no violence, no sex, and no bad language. It is accessible to readers of all ages. The author would like to thank his daughter Kathryn for assistance with the project and for her love and kindness.
This is the first book that combines Artificial Intelligence and Service Science. In the long run, neither can survive without the other. As far as Artificial Intelligence is concerned, there are a lot of books on the market. It has been mentioned there are 300 AI books, and over 200 ChatGPT books. That might not be exactly correct but the point has been made. This book is easy to read. Not all AI books are easy to read. Some AI books are for experts and are exceedingly difficult along with math and other stuff. This book is definitely not for the expert, but it covers just about everything you will need to know in the future. This book contains Artificial Intelligence, Service Science, and some readings. Once you have it, you will not want to give or throw it away. It is written with the reader in mind, period. The author is not trying to show off and things are not described mathematically. Service Science is a darling subject, initiated by IBM. Everything we do is a service and that why it is paired conceptually with Artificial Intelligence. Knowledge of Service Science is necessary to become successful with Artificial Intelligence. The author would like to commend his daughter Kathryn who helped with the project and for her love and kindness.
Usually teams play games. One team wins and the other loses. However, not all games are regarded as sports. There are other games in life and they also are played with teams. Teams are comprised of players, but not always. There are business, government, and ad hoc games. In this book, the General leads his team in two international thrillers, both with teams of players. There are also teams of teams. This means one team employs a team to compete against the other team. In this book, the team led by the General competes against a team represented as a Country. In this instance, the General’s team is composed of Matt, Ashley, Anna, and Sir Charles Bunday. .Matt is Dr. Matthew Miller, mathematics professor, as the chief strategist of team. He is brilliant. Ashley is Matt’s wife who is a perceptive professor, as is Anna. The General is Les Miller, an Army hero, who is a rich businessman who likes to help people. Sir Charles is the General’s war buddy and a member of the BSS. The team has solved many problems for the President of the U.S. In the first episode, the team is called upon to retrieve an English scientist names Prince Michael of England who is a scientist and graduate of Oxford. Michael is kidnapped by the Iranians to solve atomic defense problems. At least, that is what the Americans think. As it turns out, Matt and the General determine that the Iranians need someone to solve the pandemic problem for them. They badly need a vaccine. Through a process of intrigue and intelligence, the problem is solved through drone technology and the story ends well for the English and the Iranians. The team does not have a chance to rest before they are asked to obtain strategic information from China through a double agent. The spy’s cover is blown and the team has to extract the double agent with an ingenious escape through Russia. The President is impressed by the team and asked to help with his “Archive of Office.” The previous episodes covered in previous books are summarized. Enjoy the book.
This book is a fun easy to read BEACH READ. A reader can pick it up and start reading. It’s sharable. It’s informative. It tells how old men really are. It is a way to get together and make friends.
This book is a collection of essays on service and advanced technology written by the author and are based on peer-reviewed papers presented at technical conferences. Service and advanced technology is the cornerstone of modern business and management, and future developments in the various disciplines will be based on concepts presented herein. The essays can be easily be read by persons in all areas of business and management. Some of the papers have been modified to better suit a general audience, and others have been simply improved. Titles and formatting have been adjusted in some cases. Some of the reasons for studying service and advanced technology are that the subjects serve as the bases of our everyday existence. We use service and technology on a daily basis, yet we know very little about the underlying concepts. We have no introduction, no principles of best behavior, and no theories. It is time for a change. The reader is expected to read the essays individually and in any appropriate order. Accordingly, some of the introductory material is repeated. This fact is just part of the notion of presenting topics on a needed basis. The table of contents has been designed to better serve the reader. An entry gives an abstract to the respective essay, and serves an aid to the reader in selecting an essay of interest. The abstract entries serve to give a quick outline of the subject matter. The essays give a view of several areas of interest to the modern reader and cover the following subjects: Service concepts, Service management, Service technology, Hospitality, Cybersecurity, Service economics, Ransomware, Applied cybersecurity, Cybersecurity policy, Watchlist concepts, Identity, The ontology of identity, Service systems ontology, and Terrorism. Harry Katzan is a professor, author, and consultant, and enjoys outdoor activities.
An American joins a prince in a royal wedding. An heir is expected, but the bride doesn’t want to get pregnant. An international solution involving privilege and wealth saves the day.
This book is intended to assist it’s reader to enter the world of AI inspired writing. It doesn’t do the entire job of writing a letter, essay, term paper, or a book. It is a serious step in the direction of assisting the writer is doing what is often a time consuming task and possibly a tedious one. The basic idea is that when a person normally writes something, they almost always have to look things up and then write about them. If the needed information is peripheral to the main subject on which the author is writing, you have to find the information before you can include it. With Generative AI, the process of writing is better and faster. Information that would ordinarily be impossible to obtain is now available. The process uses a generative transformer named ChatGPT that is readily available to all users. The process is called easy writing. How does this easy writing work? The author gets an idea and delineates the areas for which he needs information. He or she sends a request in the form of a query to ChatGTP, and then the software returns the answer. The author then combines the various forms of information to construct whatever the original idea entails. It’s that simple. It’s your story or report or message or request so you can use the generated information in any way you desire. In this book, the title of each chapter is the subject for the query and the following text is the book chapter generated by generative computing. As far as this book is concerned –you are reading – you may copy it in whole or in part and distribute it is any form you wish. If you change it, please take my name off of it. There is only one limitation. You can’t sell it. How would I know? To make money, you need distribution. The book in which this short note is contained was written with the help of AI. More specifically, I used ChatGPT. I chose strategy as the main topic. It is a subject that I knew something about, but not very much. The content is useful and many persons can benefit from reading it. There is also information on Singularity, AI Ontology, ELIZA, and the Turing Test, all a part of AI. Each and every chapter was written using the AI system. I am going to refer to it as Chat. My only contribution was the selection of subjects and cleaning up the various Chat entries. A typical query to Chat is “What is Service Strategy.” You will get a relevant response, and I guarantee you that Chat was not an English major. The author’s job is to select the overall subject matter, as is the subject ‘strategy’ in this case, as well as ‘artificial intelligence’ in the second part of the book. The author’s second job is to perform a copy editing of the subject matter. By looking at the subject matter, you will see some corrected text and some that was not corrected. Some uncorrected text is included to give an idea of what has to be done. Chat performs the research for you, and that is the idea of what ‘A computer written book’ is all about. Perhaps in the future, AI will select the subject matter and the various topics.
This short book is intended to be an easy to read reference to a person that is just learning about artificial intelligence. It is definitely not for people that know about the subject. The book is not perfect, because who knows what to stop and start in this complicated arena. There are many people who believe that intelligence is a subject that is related to human being and not to machines. Calling it artificial is not enough. At the Dartmouth conference in 1956, Simon and Newell suggested “Complex Information Processing.” Perhaps, that could have been a better name for a new specialist discipline. There are many books already published on artificial intelligence, and for the most part, they are very good. My guess is that there are about 300 of them, and there is not a bad one in the bunch. The really good books, for the specialist, are had to read for people not in the field of artificial intelligence. What about the poor joe that just wants to find out what going on and wants to keep his or her job. What about the executive that just wants to make sure his charge is heading in the right direction. What about the person that wants to buy a gift for someone that might want to know about artificial intelligence but is afraid to ask. This book is form you. This book is easy to read with dialog interspersed. If you find out you don’t like the subject matter, you always have the novel. There is another consideration. There is a primer included. You could reader the primer first and then solidify your knowledge by reading the first part. The entire volume has no violence, no sex, and no bad language, so your son or daughter could read mommy or daddy’s book. You could also give it to a friend. For what you get, the price is right. Thank you got buying the book.
An American joins a prince in a royal wedding. An heir is expected, but the bride doesn’t want to get pregnant. An international solution involving privilege and wealth saves the day.
This book is a brief introduction to artificial intelligence. It is intended for readers, in business, education, government, and self-edification. The author would like to thank his wife Margaret for helping with the manuscript. As in most disciplines, some of the subject matter is new and some of the subject matter is not so new, especially to persons trained in the subject of computers. A person with a degree in computer science should know it already. Artificial intelligence is an important subject to the modern world, and some disciplines have already benefitted greatly from it. The reader can survey the subject matter in any order he or she pleases. The busy executive can benefit greatly from it their parent organization. Executives in finance and banking can use to understand what is going on in their endeavors. Artificial intelligence is not only software but uses specially prepared software to take intellectual benefit in understanding what his or her data systems are doing. Artificial intelligence is something for the future from self-driving vehicles to self-managed business.
Advanced technology is the cornerstone of modern society. Some of the reasons for studying the methods and applications of technology are that the subject serves as the basis of our everyday existence. We use technology on a daily basis, yet we know very little about the underlying concepts. We have no introduction to the subject matter, no principles of best behavior, and no theories. It is a time for change and this book fills that need. In this book, we are going to take a look at the evolving technology of uncertainty. Getting a handle on uncertainty permits a practitioner to perform in an excellent manner on tasks from management to applied technology. Modern government, such as the intelligence services, is exceedingly complicated, and uncertainty exists in almost every aspect of their daily lives. Business and finance have similar requirements so that participants can excel in all aspects of the decisions of everyday business life. The ability to deal with uncertainty is based on the methods of combining diverse possibilities into a coherent whole called a frame of discernment. Then, using a methodology known as Dempster-Shafer theory, evidence can be evaluated and a basis for decision making can be discerned. The effective use of Dempster-Shafer theory is conceptualized through computer methodology. Once determined to be unsolvable by experts, the methods contained herein have been solved by the author as a visiting professor in Switzerland. The methods are summarized in a research monograph entitled Managing Uncertainty and simplified in this book, along with an appropriate appendix that introduces the methodology. The book is comprised of introductory material followed by appropriate examples in essays that can be read in any order determined by the reader’s interests. The essays are based on peer reviewed journal articles presented at technical conferences. The various essays can be addressed in any order as they are adjusted to fit the needs of practicing professionals. Harry Katzan is a professor, author, and consultant, and enjoys outdoor activities.
Matt Miller and Ashley Wilson met in a creative writing course and frequently got together after class to discuss items of interest, as students commonly do. They were friends, because they liked each other. After completing their university studies, Matt became an established mathematician and a prize-winning golfer. Ashley was seeking celebratory status as an actress. Matt’s grandfather, Les Miller, was a retired general in the U.S. Air Force, and subsequently the founder of an influential political polling company. He was referred to as “the General,” because of his collection of major accomplishments. The General was wealthy and liked to help people. This led to several interesting adventures for Matt, the General, and Ashley. But, we’re getting away from the story. Matt and the General were getting tired of the golf course at the Country Club and decided to give Hilton Head Island in South Carolina a try. They had heard that many foursomes drove straight down and got a couple of good rounds of golf and some nice dinners in a long weekend. Matt flew the General’s private plane to Hilton Head, and a promising weekend was in store. After checking in, Matt and the General went down to look at the golfing facilities and especially the course. Something unexpected occurred. They ran into General Mark Clark, a four-star general, who had retired from the Army as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Our General and General Clark were former associates, but their relationship was professional and their interface was through the President of the United States. In the military, a general is appointed for life. General Clark was concerned about a crucial project that he had volunteered to undertake but for which he needed help to resolve. As the President stated it, we have intelligence concerning an attack by aircraft on a vulnerable target in the States. It was what the President had learned from the President’s Daily Brief. After the country’s success in eliminating Osama bin Laden after the 911 attack, bin Laden’s brother indicated he was obligated to respond with a another terrorism attack of a significant magnitude on the United States. In a subsequent government intercept, it was determined that Hilton Head Island was to be the center of the operation. Surveillance determined a location, the person, the date, and a team of terrorists that were engaged in the attack. It was also indicated that the sophistication level of the planned operation was exceedingly high. The participants involved with the terrorist threat were permanent residents of the United States, and held U.S. passports, driver’s licenses, university diplomas, and actual wives and children. They were transparent to the American authorities. Matt, the General, and Ashley show how a keen intellect and impressive planning can defeat an enemy, regardless of its level of sophistication.
Many people believe that cybersecurity is a complicated and complex subject that involves computer security, information assurance, comprehensive infrastructure protection, commercial integrity, and ubiquitous personal interaction. The concepts apply to information, computers, networks, and other elements of coordination, cooperation, and control and involve government, business, education, and the day-to-day lives of private individuals. The concerns normally involve the Internet as a communication facility - hence the name Cybersecurity. Achieving and maintaining cybersecurity is a never-ending process, much like national security, bank security, and so forth, so it is important to know the essential foundations of how to manage the risks of using technical interactions in order to obtain the inherent benefit. Some of the concerns that immediately come to mind are identity, personal privacy, intellectual property, secure maintenance of the critical infrastructure, and the continued operation of necessary organizations. There is a plethora of printed and online literature on various aspects of Cybersecurity - including computer security, information assurance, infrastructure security, personal security, and associated government policy informations. The purpose of this book is to give a composite picture of what Cybersecurity is all about, identify the important literature of the subject, and describe how it differs from everyday information security affecting individuals and computer activities. This book requires knowledge of basic information systems, computer technology, and network security considerations for an understanding of the implications or many of the topics. No knowledge of mathematics, physics, and engineering is required. The author, Harry Katzan Jr., has spent many years in basic computer security, cryptography, and modern methods including artificial intelligence and advanced software development. He is the author of Computer Data Security, The Standard Data Encryption Algorithm, and Privacy, Identity and Cloud Computing, and has done development work on security for a major bank.
Ten papers on the subjects of privacy and identity as they relate to the discipline of cloud computing, a model for providing on-demand access to computing service via the Internet.
Clouds in this sense are storage stuctures maintained on off-site facilities. Cloud storage is cost effective so organizations that maintain large data stores can do so efficiently and safely. Cloud storage facilities can be developed in-house, purchased, or maintained in off site facilities provided by service organizations. Cloud computing provides on-demand access in an efficient manner. A protypical example is to store email messages in a cloud storage facility. Cloud data structures and typical accessed through Internet facilities. Cloud computing is easy to learn and programs are usually written to take advantage of data stored in the cloud. International access and data regulation are facilitated through cloud computing. Through the use of this book, cloud computing can be provided to provide organization-wide access. In additon, many users can use the cloud without being computer experts. This book is good for dealing with cloud computing vendors.
This is a book of fiction and is intended for the entertainment of the reader. The main characters as well as other characters and events are totally made up. The objective of the book is to please the readership, and not intended to give a point of view or other information. The book alludes to things that aren’t necessarily true but are used to help the reader enjoy life, give a feeling of satisfaction, and help that person feel good. It is a work of fiction with all rights and privileges contained therein. Our daughters, Kathryn and Karen, helped with the book when necessary and provided inspiration. Thanks for reading the book. The book follows the usual procedure of no violence, no sex, and no bad language. It is accessible to readers of all ages.
If you want to have the competitive edge in your personal and professional life, then it's imperative to understand service science. Service in itself can be described as a client/provider interaction that creates and captures value, while a service system is defined as a structure of people and technology that adapts to the changing value of knowledge in the system. Combined, these two concepts form service science. Harry Katzan, Jr., director of the Service Science Institute of Hilton Head, takes a closer look at this newly emerging scientific field for academics and practitioners alike in Service Science. With an easy-to-understand format, Harry Katzan, Jr. offers a comprehensive introduction to service science for people in business, education, and government. Useful as a textbook and a professional guide, this innovative study contains eight chapters that each end with a comprehensive summary, a list of key words, questions, and additional selected readings. In addition, Harry Katzan, Jr. provides concrete examples and in-depth discussion on such timely topics as: Service concepts Service systems Information services Service management Service business Service technology Service science has been touted as the up-and-coming discipline for the twenty-first century. Learn more about this exciting field and change how you think and perceive your world with Service Science!
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