Amy Webb

A call-to-arms about the broken nature of artificial intelligence, and the powerful corporations that are turning the human-machine relationship on its head. We like to think that we are in control of the future of "artificial" intelligence. The reality, though, is that we--the everyday people whose data powers AI--aren't actually in control of anything. When, for example, we speak with Alexa, we contribute that data to a system we can't see and have no input into--one largely free from regulation or oversight. The big nine corporations--Amazon, Google, Facebook, Tencent, Baidu, Alibaba, Microsoft, IBM and Apple--are the new gods of AI and are short-changing our futures to reap immediate financial gain. In this book, Amy Webb reveals the pervasive, invisible ways in which the foundations of AI--the people working on the system, their motivations, the technology itself--is broken. Within our lifetimes, AI will, by design, begin to behave unpredictably, thinking and acting in ways which defy human logic. The big nine corporations may be inadvertently building and enabling vast arrays of intelligent systems that don't share our motivations, desires, or hopes for the future of humanity. Much more than a passionate, human-centered call-to-arms, this book delivers a strategy for changing course, and provides a path for liberating us from algorithmic decision-makers and powerful corporations.

How the Tech Titans and their Thinking Machines Will Change Humanity

The Big Nine

Andrew Hessel

The breakthrough science of synthetic biology and its potential for helping solve humanity's existential challenges, from climate change to the health and feeding of millions, and fighting the next viral outbreak before it becomes a global pandemic. Synthetic biology is the promising and controversial technology platform that combines biology and artificial intelligence, opening up the potential to program biological systems much as we program computers. Synthetic biology enables us not just to read and edit DNA - the technique of CRISPR - but also write it. Rather than life being "a beautiful game of chance", synthetic biology creates the potential to control our genetic destiny, to say "no" to bad genes and build a veritable genetic app store for downloading and adding new capabilities into any cell, microbe, plant, or animal. Amy Webb and Andrew Hessel's riveting stories include: the work of scientists to develop plants that can be grown in sprawling indoor farms capable of feeding millions with a fraction of the usual resources required; a synthetic, self-regulating insulin that doesn't require injections or a pump; life-altering regenerative, personalized medicine; and novel, durable solutions to climate change. There is also whimsy, such as the dream of some geneticists to "unextinct" the wooly mammoth. By examining both the science and the ethical, moral, and religious issues surrounding synthetic biology, Webb and Hessel provide the background for preventing its misuse by some to re-engineer their bodies and that of their children, further increasing the disturbing division and polarization of societies into the haves (the enhanced) and the have nots. They provide the background for making wise decisions about issues such as: whether to program novel viruses to fight diseases, what genetic privacy will look like, who will "own" living organisms, how companies should earn revenue from engineered cells, and how to contain a synthetic organism in a lab. Whether we approve or disapprove of synthetic biology, it is coming. Now, we need to understand its promise and peril. Webb and Hessel help us understand the science as well as the political and societal issues involved.

Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology

The Genesis Machine

A personal account of a digital-strategy expert's efforts to date using current online technologies recounts how after numerous setbacks she strategically changed her approaches and met dozens of worthwhile candidates.

How I Gamed Online Dating to Meet My Match

Data, a Love Story

Why TodayÕs Fringe Is TomorrowÕs Mainstream

The Signals Are Talking

Five-year-old Charley gets teased for daydreaming and drawing more than his friends, but when he meets Emma, who is physically different, he needs help remembering that being different is okay.

When Charley Met Emma

Winner of a 2019 Foreword INDIES Award Bronze Medal When Charley goes to the playground and sees Emma, a girl with limb differences who gets around in a wheelchair, he doesn't know how to react at first. But after he and Emma start talking, he learns that different isn't bad, sad, or strange--different is just different, and different is great! This delightful book will help kids think about disability, kindness, and how to behave when they meet someone who is different from them.

Dokuz Dünya Devi;Teknoloji Devleri ve Onlarin Düsünen Makineleri Insanligi Nasil Tahrip Edebilir?

Durante mucho tiempo pensamos que el futuro estaba lejos o sería parecido a la ciencia ficción. Sin embargo, lo que parecía improbable ya rige la vida de millones de personas mediante algoritmos e inteligencia artificial. Creemos que controlamos los sistemas con los cuales interactuamos (teléfonos, redes sociales, mensajería instantánea), pero en realidad no tenemos dominio sobre ellos. Nueve corporaciones (Amazon, Google, Facebook, Tencent, Baidu, Alibaba, Microsoft, IBM y Apple) han concentrado los mayores desarrollos tecnológicos y estamos a merced suya, sin que haya regulación que valga. No obstante, estos nueve gigantes no son los villanos; de hecho, según la autora, son nuestra mejor esperanza para el futuro. La inteligencia artificial está tomando rumbos inesperados, razón por la cual este libro propone un enfoque estratégico para encararla y entender lo que significa esta nueva realidad para la humanidad.

Nueve gigantes

Was fällt Ihnen spontan zu "Synthetische Biologie" ein? Wenn Sie kein Spezialist sind, dann lautet die Antwort sehr wahrscheinlich: "Nichts!" Synthetische Biologie ist die neueste Entwicklung moderner Biologie. Sie zielt darauf, biologische Systeme – also Moleküle, Zellen oder Organismen – zu erzeugen, die so in der Natur nicht vorkommen. Im Ergebnis kann DNA nicht mehr nur dekodiert oder beeinflusst werden – sie kann geschrieben werden. Bestsellerautorin und Zukunftsforscherin Amy Webb veranschaulicht in ihrem neuen Buch die immensen Chancen, die diese Technologie für Gesundheit, Ernährung und viele andere Bereiche des täglichen Lebens bietet. Sie widmet sich aber auch den gesellschaftlichen, ethischen und religiösen Fragen, die dieser weitere Schritt hin zur Kontrolle unseres Lebens mit sich bringt.

Wie (unser) Leben durch synthetische Biologie neu definiert wird

Die Neuentdeckung der Schöpfung

And baby makes three... Scott and Tessa Madison, newly-married and proud parents of a baby daughter, want nothing more than to settle down and quietly raise their child. For a while, it appears as if they might get their wish: the house is a mess, they're exhausted from late-night feedings and diaper changes and both have worn the same clothes for the past several days because they're too busy to do a load of laundry! Everything would appear that they're a nice, normal family. If only things were that easy... The Visionary Coalition, a powerful magical group led by the fanatical Raphael Valdez launches a vile plan to destroy the young family. His evil plans fall onto the shoulders of the enigmatic Simon Spellman, a wizard who harbors a desire to possess Tessa for his own... This is the third book of my "The Devil Series." Books one and two, "The Devil's Deal" and "The Devil's Duty" are also available here at Lulu!

The Devil's Dilemma

艾美．韋伯

★Amazon商業類暢銷榜第1名 ★2017年「公理商業圖書獎」商業科技類金獎書 ★2016年《Fast Company》雜誌年度十大好書 ★商業周刊1555期搶先推薦 ◎哥倫比亞大學、紐約大學最受矚目的「未來科技預測」課程教授，嘔心瀝血之作 引領未來的科技早已不斷發出訊號。 它們並非來自未來，而是你有沒有本事聽見！ 學習解讀今日的邊緣另類，免得錯過明日的尖端商機！ 邊緣地帶看似古怪的假設和創意， 可能是顛覆未來人類生活的頂尖解決方案！ 人工智慧、機器學習、共享經濟、虛擬實境、無人車等話題正夯， 哪些是未來的趨勢，哪些只是曇花一現的潮流？ 這些科技毫無疑問將改變我們的生活，影響我們的工作， 我們該如何準備衝擊？又該如何掌握先機？ 本書介紹的是如何掌握未來的方法，只要照著做，可以讓你在世界改變的當下看得更加透徹。你將學到如何像未來主義者一樣思考，掌握逐漸自邊緣地帶躋入主流的嶄新趨勢，並且了解怎樣在當下，為未來做出更理想的決策。 掌握未來的方法有六個步驟，本書將以許多案例來闡述。譬如索尼怎樣被駭客整到潰不成軍；譬如科學界在面對桃莉羊發佈時，怎樣在震驚之餘陷入群情激憤；譬如Uber的崛起，怎樣引發共享經濟的海嘯，以及可能隨之而來的泡沫。這類案例和故事大家可能耳熟能詳，但當我們依據這套方法破解其中的訊號時，你將從中察覺不尋常之處，並且改變你對周遭世界的解讀。 請翻開扉頁、仔細傾聽。訊號正在跟你說話。 預測未來趨勢的六大步驟 第一， 發現邊緣商機：拋出網子，掌握邊緣地帶傳出的資訊。在地圖上找出節點以及點與點之間的關係，從中找出日後你會認為是「不尋常的可疑之處」。 第二， 聽見科技訊號：將蒐集來的資料分門別類，透過「CIPHER解碼模型」找出潛藏的模式。這些模式會透露出一種趨勢。 第三， 問對問題，判斷趨勢和潮流：當你看出某個模式後，很可能想要就此休手定案，但建立反論在預測過程中至關重要。 第四， 預測抵達時間：追隨趨勢的發展路徑，更要評估演進的速度，找到正確的時機出擊。 第五， 建立情境和行動策略：你要思考科技發展的時間線，以及情感上對各種結果的反應，分析每個情境，找出未來的可能性以及相應的行動策略。 第六， 進行壓力測試：瘋狂與膽識往往一線之間。嚴格檢視對趨勢、情境、以及解決策略所做的相關假設，以確定策略健全無誤。 ◆各界重量級推薦 艾美．韋伯以其清晰、富有洞察力、幽默的文筆，為讀者創造出蘊藏豐富實質指引的寶藏，而且易於閱讀。大多數未來學家指望提出幾個像諾斯特拉德馬斯（Nostradamus）一般，從來不曾實現的願景預言，攀上大師的身份；韋伯則是謙虛地秉持紀律深入報告，並建立一套我們大家都能輕易運用、優游於未來世界的導航系統和工具。透過她的深入研究、具體軼事的講述和精闢見解，她所做的是極為寶貴的無私行為，教導我們全體怎樣在邊緣地帶釣取商機。──奧美公關全球總裁╱克里斯多福．葛瑞維斯 艾美．韋伯秉持洞察力和深度實用主義，展現怎樣看清下一個重大突破性的發展，並搶得先機採取行動。──管理大師、暢銷作家╱瑞姆．夏蘭 預測未來深具挑戰性──而且絕對有其必要性──每位領導者都肩負這樣的任務。這本書的問世正是逢時，韋伯野心勃勃地藉此展現怎樣從邊陲地帶辨識出真正的趨勢，更重要的是，她更藉此說明該做些什麼，方能在面對意想不到的情形時茁壯成長。 ──全球最大分類廣告網站Craigslist創辦人╱紐馬克 時至今日，態勢應該相當明顯，我們全都需要精進預測技能，而且，這不單是為了避免在選舉中遭到蒙蔽，同時也是因為科技的突飛猛進對社會和經濟不斷造成重大衝擊。當汽車都會自動駕駛時，計程車司機要何去何從？當機器人可以提起貨物、進行包裝、運送時，而且不用午休和醫療保健福利，倉儲員工要做些什麼？忘了北美自由貿易協定吧；矽谷才是變化的時勢所趨。可是要從何著手呢？韋伯的《邊緣商機》是個很好的起點。 如果你喜歡席佛的《精準預測》和葛拉威爾的《引爆趨勢》，本書將進一步提供務實的指引以及找出「真確訊號」的工具。這些訊號顯示一種模式，從而融合成為趨勢，有改變一切的潛力……讓身處在大數據時代各個層級的領導者，能在徹底顛覆的巨大變化之中立於不敗之地。──亞馬遜選書主評╱瓊．佛羅（Jon Foro） 作者簡介 艾美．韋伯 國際知名未來學家，被《富比士》選為科技界「改變世界的五位女性」之一，著作書籍和研究報告贏得許多獎項的肯定。 她畢業於哥倫比亞大學新聞學院，創辦「未來今日研究所」 (Future Today Institute)，為全球客戶解答「X的未來為何」的問題。該機構是預測未來的領導品牌之一，客戶涵蓋財星五百大企業、主流媒體公司和政府機關。她對未來的預測研究獲得各大媒體專題報導，如《紐約時報》《華爾街日報》《哈佛商業評論》《Fast Company》，並曾為多家學術期刊引述。 她是哈佛大學2014–2015年尼曼獎學金得主。目前在哥倫比亞大學和紐約大學史登商學院教授「未來科技預測」的課程。 譯者簡介 胡瑋珊 中興大學經濟學系畢業，曾任英商路透社財經新聞編譯、記者，目前為專業口筆譯人員。譯作四度榮獲經濟部金書獎。譯作散見財經、企管、科技、勵志等各領域。譯有《聰明學經濟的12堂課》《看見價值》《巴菲特的真本事》《長尾理論》與《工作大解放》等書。 詳細介紹請見部落格：我譯故我在 www.julieintaipei.pixnet.net/blog 目錄 前言 在資訊迷霧中 ▍第１章 操作指南──未來學家給每個組織的使用說明書 ▍第2章 當汽車飛上天──理解趨勢和潮流的差別 ▍第3章 生存和茁壯，否則死路一條──趨勢如何影響企業 ▍第4章 探索邊緣商機──尋覓不尋常的線頭 ▍第5章 聽見科技訊號──找到潛藏模式 ▍第6章 問對問題──「Uber for X」趨勢 ▍第7章 預測抵達時間──真的那麼樂觀？ ▍第8章 換位思考的行動公式──如果這樣，那就如此 ▍第9章 機器人稱霸時代──策略的壓力測試 ▍第10章 逆向思考未來

如何精準預測人工智慧、自動駕駛、共享經濟、無人商店等趨勢的下一步

邊緣商機

The next frontier in technology is inside our own bodies. Synthetic biology will revolutionize how we define family, how we identify disease and treat aging, where we make our homes, and how we nourish ourselves. This fast-growing field—which uses computers to modify or rewrite genetic code—has created revolutionary, groundbreaking solutions such as the mRNA COVID vaccines, IVF, and lab-grown hamburger that tastes like the real thing. It gives us options to deal with existential threats: climate change, food insecurity, and access to fuel. But there are significant risks. Who should decide how to engineer living organisms? Whether engineered organisms should be planted, farmed, and released into the wild? Should there be limits to human enhancements? What cyber-biological risks are looming? Could a future biological war, using engineered organisms, cause a mass extinction event? Amy Webb and Andrew Hessel’s riveting examination of synthetic biology and the bioeconomy provide the background for thinking through the upcoming risks and moral dilemmas posed by redesigning life, as well as the vast opportunities waiting for us on the horizon.

Tessa Madison, imprisoned at the estate of Visionary Coalition leader Raphael Valdez, finds herself in a terrible spot: while allowed to wander about his castle freely, should she step outside, the life thread keeping her daughter alive will be snipped by Valdez's magical shears. To make matters worse, her husband Scott finds a love letter in Tessa's suitcase from the obsessed Simon Spellman, an enigmatic wizard with more than a passing interest in Mrs. Madison. Believing that Tessa has left him for Simon, Scott makes no move to rescue her...until his daughter becomes violently ill and all becomes clear. Will he reach Tessa in time? And worse, will her feelings for him have changed? Two months is a long time to be in the lair of the enemy...

The Devil's Deception

Die "großen Neun" haben eines gemeinsam: Sie alle treiben mit Macht die Entwicklung künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) voran – und dieses Thema polarisiert: Entweder ist KI der Heilsbringer schlechthin oder aber eine tödliche Gefahr für die Menschheit. Doch wie heißt es so schön? Die Wahrheit liegt irgendwo dazwischen. Futuristin und Bestsellerautorin Amy Webb macht sich auf die Suche nach der Wahrheit. Sie erklärt unter anderem, weshalb wir KI nicht gigantischen Tech-Konzernen und auch nicht einzelnen Weltmächten wie China überlassen dürfen. Sie zeigt auf, was Politik, Wirtschaft und jeder von uns tun kann, damit künstliche Intelligenz sich am Ende nicht als Fluch, sondern als Segen herausstellt.

Wie wir die Tech-Titanen bändigen und eine Künstliche Intelligenz zum Wohle aller entwickeln können

Die großen Neun

I love being me, because me is an awesome thing to be! Emma has limb differences, but different isn't bad, sad, or strange. It's just different! But when some accessibility problems get in the way at the local art museum, it ruins the fun of a class trip...and then Emma's friend Charley makes things even worse! In the middle of a really bad day, Emma has to call upon her sense of inner awesome to stand up for herself and teach everyone a lesson about the transformative power of feeling awesome in your own skin. Amy Webb's follow-up to When Charley Met Emma, Awesomely Emma will have all kids cheering as they learn to see the inner awesome in themselves and those around them.

A Charley and Emma Story

Awesomely Emma

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