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This title offers expert advice on game fishing, casting
techniques, flies and fly tying, with more than 530 photographs and
diagrams to show skills and equipment. It includes descriptions of
the types of fish you will be fishing for, including salmon, brown
trout, sea trout and grayling, and the best techniques to use for
each species. It includes step-by-step instructions for tying and
identifying over 100 of the most successful fishing flies, with
guidance on all the materials and tools needed. It features all the
most effective and established fly patterns, such as the Adams Dry
Fly, Silver Invicta, Fuzzy Buzzer and Deer Hair Fry, each
accompanied by a detailed description, instructions for tying, and
information on what to fish for and how to use each fly. It is an
authoritative and beautifully illustrated guide to all the
essential techniques of game fishing and fly casting. The two books
in this wonderful gift box set offer a guide to the exhilarating
sport of fly fishing. A Practical Guide to Game Fishing describes
all members of the trout and salmon family, and includes advice on
rods, reels, lines, hooks and lures. Fishing techniques are covered
in detail, including dry fly, nymph and wet fly fishing. A
Practical Guide to Fishing Flies unveils the delicate art of fly
tying, in which anglers mimic nature with artificial fur and
feathers. With practical step-by-step sequences and a beautifully
photographed directory of over 100 fishing flies, the books will
appeal to beginners and intermediate fishermen alike, and will
increase every angler's enjoyment.
Angling is one of the most popular sports around the world, giving
thousands of hours of pleasure to fishermen and women of all ages
and levels. Here is extensive expert advice on the best fishing
techniques and locations, and how to select rods, reels, lines,
flies and plugs as well as clothes and accessories for all
situations. The various skills involved in freshwater, saltwater
and game fishing are covered in detail, with diagrams and
explanations of different techniques. The book includes an in-depth
visual guide to the major species the angler is likely to
encounter, with advice on recognition, size potential and feeding
habits, together with professional tips of the trade on how to
catch each type.
In this sequel to his prescient New York Times bestseller Rise of
the Robots, Martin Ford presents us with a striking vision of the
very near future. He argues that AI is a uniquely powerful
technology, a kind of "electricity of intelligence" that is
altering every dimension of human life, often for the better with
advanced science being done by machines who can solve problems
humans can not. AI has the potential to help us fight climate
change or the next pandemic, but it also has a capacity for
profound harm. Deep fakes-AI-generated audio or video of events
that never happened-are poised to cause havoc throughout society.
AI empowers authoritarian regimes like China with unprecedented
mechanisms for social control. And AI can be deeply biased,
learning bigoted attitudes from the data used to train algorithms
and perpetuating them. Hard-hitting and thought-provoking, covering
everything from self-driving cars to the history of deep learning
to apps for diagnosing skin cancer, Rule of the Robots challenges
our fears and preconceptions about artificial intelligence. Ford
argues that AI is here to stay and the real question is not how to
stop it, but how to control its negative potential and harness its
power for good as AI transforms our economy, our politics, and our
lives.
Winner of the 2015 FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year
Award A New York Times Bestseller Top Business Book of 2015 at
Forbes One of NBCNews.com 12 Notable Science and Technology Books
of 2015What are the jobs of the future? How many will there be? And
who will have them? As technology continues to accelerate and
machines begin taking care of themselves, fewer people will be
necessary. Artificial intelligence is already well on its way to
making good jobs" obsolete: many paralegals, journalists, office
workers, and even computer programmers are poised to be replaced by
robots and smart software. As progress continues, blue and white
collar jobs alike will evaporate, squeezing working- and
middle-class families ever further. At the same time, households
are under assault from exploding costs, especially from the two
major industries,education and health care,that, so far, have not
been transformed by information technology. The result could well
be massive unemployment and inequality as well as the implosion of
the consumer economy itself. The past solutions to technological
disruption, especially more training and education, aren't going to
work. We must decide, now, whether the future will see broad-based
prosperity or catastrophic levels of inequality and economic
insecurity. Rise of the Robots is essential reading to understand
what accelerating technology means for our economic prospects,not
to mention those of our children,as well as for society as a whole.
'The best up-to-date, go-to book on the social and economic
implications of artificial intelligence - Tyler Cowen' Rule of the
Robots explores the future implications of artificial intelligence
as a uniquely scalable and potentially disruptive technology. In
this sequel to his prescient New York Times bestseller Rise of the
Robots, Martin Ford presents us with a striking vision of the very
near future. He argues that AI is a uniquely powerful technology, a
kind of "electricity of intelligence" that is altering every
dimension of human life, often for the better with advanced science
being done by machines who can solve problems humans can not. AI
has the potential to help us fight climate change or the next
pandemic, but it also has a capacity for profound harm. Deep
fakes-AI-generated audio or video of events that never happened-are
poised to cause havoc throughout society. AI empowers authoritarian
regimes like China with unprecedented mechanisms for social
control. And AI can be deeply biased, learning bigoted attitudes
from the data used to train algorithms and perpetuating them.
Hard-hitting and thought-provoking, covering everything from
self-driving cars to the history of deep learning to apps for
diagnosing skin cancer, Rule of the Robots challenges our fears and
preconceptions about artificial intelligence. Ford argues that AI
is here to stay and the real question is not how to stop it, but
how to control its negative potential and harness its power for
good as AI transforms our economy, our politics, and our lives.
'The best up-to-date, go-to book on the social and economic
implications of artificial intelligence - Tyler Cowen' Rule of the
Robots explores the future implications of artificial intelligence
as a uniquely scalable and potentially disruptive technology. In
this sequel to his prescient New York Times bestseller Rise of the
Robots, Martin Ford presents us with a striking vision of the very
near future. He argues that AI is a uniquely powerful technology, a
kind of "electricity of intelligence" that is altering every
dimension of human life, often for the better with advanced science
being done by machines who can solve problems humans can not. AI
has the potential to help us fight climate change or the next
pandemic, but it also has a capacity for profound harm. Deep
fakes-AI-generated audio or video of events that never happened-are
poised to cause havoc throughout society. AI empowers authoritarian
regimes like China with unprecedented mechanisms for social
control. And AI can be deeply biased, learning bigoted attitudes
from the data used to train algorithms and perpetuating them.
Hard-hitting and thought-provoking, covering everything from
self-driving cars to the history of deep learning to apps for
diagnosing skin cancer, Rule of the Robots challenges our fears and
preconceptions about artificial intelligence. Ford argues that AI
is here to stay and the real question is not how to stop it, but
how to control its negative potential and harness its power for
good as AI transforms our economy, our politics, and our lives.
This is a comprehensive how-to manual on tackle, techniques and
locations, shown step by step in over 1200 pictures. It features
over 1200 photographs and illustrations, including step-by-step
instructional sequences throughout. It covers all the major species
of fish, and gives information on their habitat and location,
feeding habits and how to identify them. It includes details of the
best lures and baits to use, with guidance for every level of
angler, and clear, step-by-step instruction on tying flies. It
offers expert advice on where to fish, what to fish for, the best
fishing techniques for all kinds of species, and locations and tips
on reading all types of water. Angling is one of the most popular
sports around the world, giving thousands of hours of pleasure to
fishermen and women of all ages and levels. Here is extensive
expert advice on the best fishing techniques and locations, and how
to select rods, reels, lines, flies and plugs as well as clothes
and accessories for all situations. The various skills involved in
freshwater, saltwater and game fishing are covered in detail, with
diagrams and explanations of different techniques. The book
includes an in-depth visual guide to the major species the angler
is likely to encounter, with advice on recognition, size potential
and feeding habits, together with professional tips of the trade on
how to catch each type.
Financial Times Best Books of the Year 2018 TechRepublic Top Books
Every Techie Should Read Book DescriptionHow will AI evolve and
what major innovations are on the horizon? What will its impact be
on the job market, economy, and society? What is the path toward
human-level machine intelligence? What should we be concerned about
as artificial intelligence advances? Architects of Intelligence
contains a series of in-depth, one-to-one interviews where New York
Times bestselling author, Martin Ford, uncovers the truth behind
these questions from some of the brightest minds in the Artificial
Intelligence community. Martin has wide-ranging conversations with
twenty-three of the world's foremost researchers and entrepreneurs
working in AI and robotics: Demis Hassabis (DeepMind), Ray Kurzweil
(Google), Geoffrey Hinton (Univ. of Toronto and Google), Rodney
Brooks (Rethink Robotics), Yann LeCun (Facebook) , Fei-Fei Li
(Stanford and Google), Yoshua Bengio (Univ. of Montreal), Andrew Ng
(AI Fund), Daphne Koller (Stanford), Stuart Russell (UC Berkeley),
Nick Bostrom (Univ. of Oxford), Barbara Grosz (Harvard), David
Ferrucci (Elemental Cognition), James Manyika (McKinsey), Judea
Pearl (UCLA), Josh Tenenbaum (MIT), Rana el Kaliouby (Affectiva),
Daniela Rus (MIT), Jeff Dean (Google), Cynthia Breazeal (MIT), Oren
Etzioni (Allen Institute for AI), Gary Marcus (NYU), and Bryan
Johnson (Kernel). Martin Ford is a prominent futurist, and author
of Financial Times Business Book of the Year, Rise of the Robots.
He speaks at conferences and companies around the world on what AI
and automation might mean for the future. Meet the minds behind the
AI superpowers as they discuss the science, business and ethics of
modern artificial intelligence. Read James Manyika's thoughts on AI
analytics, Geoffrey Hinton's breakthroughs in AI programming and
development, and Rana el Kaliouby's insights into AI marketing.
This AI book collects the opinions of the luminaries of the AI
business, such as Stuart Russell (coauthor of the leading AI
textbook), Rodney Brooks (a leader in AI robotics), Demis Hassabis
(chess prodigy and mind behind AlphaGo), and Yoshua Bengio (leader
in deep learning) to complete your AI education and give you an AI
advantage in 2019 and the future.
Book DescriptionHow will AI evolve and what major innovations are
on the horizon? What will its impact be on the job market, economy,
and society? What is the path toward human-level machine
intelligence? What should we be concerned about as artificial
intelligence advances? Architects of Intelligence contains a series
of in-depth, one-to-one interviews where New York Times bestselling
author, Martin Ford, uncovers the truth behind these questions from
some of the brightest minds in the Artificial Intelligence
community. Martin has wide-ranging conversations with twenty-three
of the world's foremost researchers and entrepreneurs working in AI
and robotics: Demis Hassabis (DeepMind), Ray Kurzweil (Google),
Geoffrey Hinton (Univ. of Toronto and Google), Rodney Brooks
(Rethink Robotics), Yann LeCun (Facebook) , Fei-Fei Li (Stanford
and Google), Yoshua Bengio (Univ. of Montreal), Andrew Ng (AI
Fund), Daphne Koller (Stanford), Stuart Russell (UC Berkeley), Nick
Bostrom (Univ. of Oxford), Barbara Grosz (Harvard), David Ferrucci
(Elemental Cognition), James Manyika (McKinsey), Judea Pearl
(UCLA), Josh Tenenbaum (MIT), Rana el Kaliouby (Affectiva), Daniela
Rus (MIT), Jeff Dean (Google), Cynthia Breazeal (MIT), Oren Etzioni
(Allen Institute for AI), Gary Marcus (NYU), and Bryan Johnson
(Kernel). Martin Ford is a prominent futurist, and author of
Financial Times Business Book of the Year, Rise of the Robots. He
speaks at conferences and companies around the world on what AI and
automation might mean for the future.
What will the economy of the future look like? Where will advancing
technology, job automation, outsourcing and globalization lead?
This groundbreaking book by a Silicon Valley computer engineer
explores these questions and shows how accelerating technology is
likely to have a highly disruptive influence on our economy in the
near future--and may well already be a significant factor in the
current global crisis. THE LIGHTS IN THE TUNNEL employs a powerful
thought experiment to explore the economy of the future. An
imaginary "tunnel of lights" is used to visualize the economic
implications of the new technologies that are likely to appear in
the coming years and decades. The book directly challenges
conventional views of the future and illuminates the danger that
lies ahead if we do not plan for the impact of rapidly advancing
technology. It also shows how the economic realities of the future
might offer solutions to issues such as poverty and climate change.
What are the jobs of the future? How many will there be? And who will have them? We might imagine—and hope—that today's industrial revolution will unfold like the last: even as some jobs are eliminated, more will be created to deal with the new innovations of a new era. In Rise of the Robots, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Martin Ford argues that this is absolutely not the case.
As technology continues to accelerate and machines begin taking care of themselves, fewer people will be necessary. Artificial intelligence is already well on its way to making “good jobs” obsolete: many paralegals, journalists, office workers, and even computer programmers are poised to be replaced by robots and smart software. As progress continues, blue and white collar jobs alike will evaporate, squeezing working- and middle-class families ever further. At the same time, households are under assault from exploding costs, especially from the two major industries—education and health care—that, so far, have not been transformed by information technology. The result could well be massive unemployment and inequality as well as the implosion of the consumer economy itself.
In Rise of the Robots, Ford details what machine intelligence and robotics can accomplish, and implores employers, scholars, and policy makers alike to face the implications. The past solutions to technological disruption, especially more training and education, aren't going to work, and we must decide, now, whether the future will see broad-based prosperity or catastrophic levels of inequality and economic insecurity. Rise of the Robots is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand what accelerating technology means for their own economic prospects—not to mention those of their children—as well as for society as a whole.
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