This is a comprehensive book that provides a step-by-step guide to learning machine learning concepts and techniques, from basic terminology and concepts to advanced machine learning concepts and techniques. The book is ideal for beginners and intermediate learners who want to gain a strong foundation in machine learning, and it is suitable for anyone interested in learning machine learning regardless of their technical background. The book covers the different types of machine learning, including supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning, and provides an in-depth overview of commonly used machine learning algorithms and techniques. The book also covers advanced machine learning concepts and techniques, including building machine learning pipelines, using machine learning for natural language processing and computer vision tasks, and best practices for advanced machine learning systems. The book provides hands-on examples and exercises throughout, making it easy for readers to apply what they have learned to real-world problems. In addition, the book covers best practices for model evaluation and hyperparameter tuning, feature engineering and data preprocessing, and using machine learning tools and libraries. The book also includes an explanation of the development environment setup, making it easy for readers to get started with machine learning.

Featured in POPSUGAR "Best Books of 2021" * SheReads "Best Book Club Picks of Fall" * Women.com * Brit & Co. "Fifteen New Books to Read on your Summer Vacation" Inside the rising tech microcosms of Seoul, Singapore, Japan, and India, far from the mendacity of Silicon Valley, a serial tech entrepreneur pursues a last-ditch attempt to build something great: COMPASS, an open-source network platform that Microsoft has labeled “reckless.” At stake are his reputation, his dwindling bank account, and his fifteen-year relationship with the only woman he’s ever loved—a woman in the midst of reckoning with who she is and what really matters to her in the face of the narcissism and destructiveness of the technology world. She shows up in Seoul in a big, bold move to be with him—only to find that living in Asia reshapes her in intangible, unexpected ways. Taut and richly layered, Riding High in April is a powerful evocation of our contemporary tech moment, a revealing exploration of resilience and the pursuit of something unattainable, and a moving story of love, friendship, and letting go.

Advances in Computers, Volume presents innovations in computer hardware, software, theory, design and applications, with this updated volume including new chapters on - Contains novel subject matter that is relevant to computer science - Includes the expertise of contributing authors - Presents an easy to comprehend writing style

This book presents high-quality research papers presented at 4th International Conference on Sustainable and Innovative Solutions for Current Challenges in Engineering and Technology (ICSISCET 2022) held at Madhav Institute of Technology & Science (MITS), Gwalior, India, from November 19 to 20, 2022. The book extensively covers recent research in artificial intelligence (AI) that knit together nature-inspired algorithms, evolutionary computing, fuzzy systems, computational intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, etc., which is very useful while dealing with real problems due to their model-free structure, learning ability, and flexible approach. These techniques mimic human thinking and decision-making abilities to produce systems that are intelligent, efficient, cost-effective, and fast. The book provides a friendly and informative treatment of the topics which makes this book an ideal reference for both beginners and experienced researchers.

The gripping inside story of the race to build conversationally capable computers Chat with the author: ask your Alexa device to ‘open the voice computing book’ __________________ The next great technological disruption is coming. The titans of Silicon Valley are racing to build the last, best computer that the world will ever need. They know that whoever successfully creates it will revolutionise our relationship with technology – and make billions of dollars in the process. They call it conversational AI. Computers that can speak and think like humans do may seem like the stuff of science fiction, but they are rapidly moving towards reality. In Talk to Me, veteran tech journalist James Vlahos meets the researchers at Google, Amazon and Apple who are leading the way to a voice computing revolution. He explores how voice tech will transform every sector of society: handing untold new powers to businesses, upending traditional notions of privacy, revolutionising access to information, and fundamentally altering the way we understand human consciousness. And he even tries to understand the significance of the revolution firsthand – by building a chatbot version of his terminally ill father. Vlahos’s research leads him to one fundamental question: What happens when our computers become as articulate, compassionate, and creative as we are? __________________ ‘Brilliant and essential . . . You’ll find insights and meaning on every page, and you’ll keep turning them. This book is dynamite.’ NICHOLAS THOMPSON, editor-in-chief of Wired ‘Conversational AI is a genuine paradigm shift in our experience with technology. Vlahos brings the whole story to life . . . A thoughtful and enjoyable read.’ TOM GRUBER, co-creator of Siri ‘The baton of disruption has been passed from the smart phone to voice, and Vlahos helps make sense of this tectonic shift.’ SCOTT GALLOWAY, author of The Four ‘Voice computing is revolutionising the way we interact with our devices. Talk to Me offers a road map showing how we got to this point and the opportunities and risks that lie ahead.’ MARTIN FORD, author of The Rise of the Robots ‘Well researched and reported, written by someone with a deep understanding of the tech itself.’ NEW YORK TIMES ‘James Vlahos has written an excellent book on how voice computing has become more and more of a growing presence in our everyday world.’ RAY KURZWEIL, author of The Singularity Is Near

The tech elite have a plan to survive the apocalypse: they want to leave us all behind. Five mysterious billionaires summoned Douglas Rushkoff to a desert resort for a private talk. The topic? How to survive The Event: the societal catastrophe they know is coming. Rushkoff came to understand that these men were under the influence of The Mindset, a Silicon Valley–style certainty that they can break the laws of physics, economics, and morality to escape a disaster of their own making—as long as they have enough money and the right technology. In Survival of the Richest, Rushkoff traces the origins of The Mindset in science and technology through its current expression in missions to Mars, island bunkers, and the Metaverse. This mind-blowing work of social analysis shows us how to transcend the landscape The Mindset created—a world alive with algorithms and intelligences actively rewarding our most selfish tendencies—and rediscover community, mutual aid, and human interdependency. Instead of changing the people, he argues, we can change the program.

The future is broken. Garth ‘Nickels’ N’Chalez doesn’t know how he knows the future is broken, but after being invited to enjoy a ten-year stint in Trinity’s officially-unofficial crew of roughnecks and madmen known Universe-wide as Special Services in lieu of paying for … accidental damages to a Tynedale/Fujihara mining facility, there’s no one better to make that assessment. And from his point of view, it couldn’t be more broken. But he’s gonna find out, even if it kills him, because it’s not just the future of the Universe that doesn’t make sense, it’s his whole damn life; being woken up from deep cryosleep –in a spaceship that technically shouldn’t exist- and being told that you and the other fourteen people you were found with napped away the last thirty thousand years of Human expansion across the Universe and then being interred for an entire year so you can be grilled non-stop by an increasingly angry Historical Adjutant who fell just shy of actual torture and then being politely told that since you were the only one to not be killed in a rather fantastic and wildly violent, destructive bid for freedom, you get to pay for the umpty-gazillion dollar facility can kind of make a guy feel like something’s wrong, dreadfully wrong, with everything, everywhere. The fact that he has highly specific amnesia about who he is, what he and the other fourteen were doing in the ship, why they were there, how the ship was constructed, well, that only hammers home the whole ‘everything is broken’ feeling. But Garth Nickels can sure as hell tell you anything you might ever want to know about the A-Team. Or Bugs Bunny. Or Rob Zombie. But nothing historically significant. Well, Garth did his bid in Special Services and made quite a name for himself. Granted, it’s a name he’d prefer stay lost to the darkness across The Cordon where he did horrible, awful things in the Trinity AI’s name, but it’s a name nonetheless. During that time, the thirty-thousand year old Specter discovered that he not only has the same kind of powers and abilities as those who got killed during their escape, his seem to grow in direct correlation to the threat. He has become a man of strength and speed, of violence and mayhem, and he does not like it. But he’s free now, from the haunting Specter he became, free to hunt for something that he suspects might only be a dream: somewhere out there, in the depths of Trinityspace, there is a ship the equal of the one he and his fourteen cryosleep buddies were discovered in. The dreams tell him there are answers within, and he’ll do anything at all to find the answers to who he is, and how the future is broken. Garth’s quest takes him to Latelyspace, the last of the Sovereign Systems, thinking the task ahead would be easy. How wrong can one man be? As it turns out, very. Garth's exploits on the Latelian home world of Hospitalis set in motion a chain of events that will have him labeled Foreign Devil before he's done. It'll take every ounce of self-control, patience and luck one Universe-weary ex-Specter can muster, but will it be enough?

Build AI applications using Python to intelligently interact with the world around you. KEY FEATURES ● Covers the practical aspects of Machine Learning and Deep Learning concepts with the help of this example-rich guide to Python. ● Includes graphical illustrations of Natural Language Processing and its implementation in NLTK. ● Covers deep learning models such as R-CNN and YOLO for object recognition and teaches how to build an image classifier using CNN. DESCRIPTION The book ‘Learn AI with Python’ is intended to provide you with a thorough understanding of artificial intelligence as well as the tools necessary to create your intelligent applications. This book introduces you to artificial intelligence and walks you through the process of establishing an AI environment on a variety of platforms. It dives into machine learning models and various predictive modeling techniques, including classification, regression, and clustering. Additionally, it provides hands-on experience with logic programming, ASR, neural networks, and natural language processing through real-world examples and fully functional Python implementation. Finally, the book deals with profound models of learning such as R-CNN and YOLO. Object detection in images is also explained in detail using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), which are also explained. By the end of this book, you will have a firm grasp of machine learning and deep learning techniques, as well as a steered methodology for formulating and solving related problems. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Learn to implement various machine learning and deep learning algorithms to achieve smart results. ● Understand how ML algorithms can be applied to real-life applications. ● Explore logic programming and learn how to use it practically to solve real-life problems. ● Learn to develop different types of artificial neural networks with Python. ● Understand reinforcement learning and how to build an environment and agents using Python. ● Work with NLTK and build an automatic speech recognition system. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is for anyone interested in learning about artificial intelligence and putting it into practice with Python. This book is also valuable for intermediate Machine Learning practitioners as a reference guide. Readers should be familiar with the fundamental understanding of Python programming and machine learning techniques. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction to AI and Python 2. Machine Learning and Its Algorithms 3. Classification and Regression Using Supervised Learning 4. Clustering Using Unsupervised Learning 5. Solving Problems with Logic Programming 6. Natural Language Processing with Python 7. Implementing Speech Recognition with Python 8. Implementing Artificial Neural Network (ANN) with Python 9. Implementing Reinforcement Learning with Python 10. Implementing Deep Learning and Convolutional Neural Network

CEO Steve Nolan is wealthy, successful, and in danger. Now, thanks to his business partner, he has a bodyguard—a rigid, controlled woman with a smoky voice that invites steamy thoughts of rumpled sheets and oh-so-satisfying sleepless nights. So if Steve has to play the game, he's going to make damn sure he's in charge of the rules...just as long as no one finds out. April Porter has met incredibly handsome, high-powered men before. Guys just as smooth, who didn't take her seriously, and who broke her heart. So she's just here to do her job and stay focused and professional. Even if Steve Nolan isn't just another rich jerk. Even if the sexual spark between them keeps getting hotter. And even if protecting his business and his ass(ets) means April could lose her heart in the bargain... Each book in the Bad Boy Bosses series is STANDALONE: * In Bed with the Competition * Protecting His Assets * Sleeping with the Opposition

From New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake, discover The Park Avenue Promise Series... Three young women make a pact in high school— to always be friends and to one day make it big in Manhattan. My Royal Showmance Anika Fox knows exactly where she wants to be, and it’s not on the set of a reality TV dating show. She’s working her way up at the production company she works for and she’s close to achieving some of her dreams. The big boss just wants one thing from her. She’s got a potential problem with the director of The King Takes a Bride and she wants Anika to pose as a production assistant and report back. As the king of a tiny European country, Luca St. Marten knows the world views him as one of the pampered royalty of the world. It couldn’t be further from the truth. His country is hurting and he’s right there on the front lines with his citizens. When he’s asked to do a dating show, his counselors point out that it could bring tourism back to Ralavia. It goes against his every desire, but he agrees. When one of the contestants drops out at the last minute, Anika finds herself replacing the potential princess. She’s sure she’ll be asked to leave the first night, but Luca keeps picking her again and again. Suddenly she finds herself in the middle of a made-for-TV fantasy, and she’s unsure what’s real and what’s simply reality TV.