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  Why AI Undermines Democracy and...

  Mark Coeckelbergh

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  Across the world, AI is used as a tool for political manipulation and totalitarian repression. Stories about AI are often stories of polarization, discrimination, surveillance, and oppression. Is democracy in danger? And can we do anything about it? 
   
     
   
  In this compelling and balanced book, Mark Coeckelbergh reveals the key risks posed by AI for democracy. He argues that AI, as currently used and developed, undermines fundamental principles on which liberal democracies are founded, such as freedom and equality. How can we make democracy more resilient in the face of AI? And, more positively, what can AI do for democracy? Coeckelbergh advocates not only for more democratic technologies, but also for new political institutions and a renewal of education to ensure that AI promotes, rather than hinders, the common good for the twenty-first century. 
   
    
   
  Why AI Undermines Democracy and What to Do About It is a must-listen for anyone who is concerned about the fate of democracy.

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  Sustainability in Software...

  Steve Abrams

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  In "Sustainability in Software Engineering: Harnessing Eco-Efficient Techniques for Modern Development," readers are invited into the evolving world of sustainable software practices where innovation meets environmental responsibility. This book equips software engineers, tech leaders, and sustainability advocates with the essential knowledge and tools needed to integrate eco-efficiency into every stage of software development. 
   From foundational concepts and principles of sustainability to advanced techniques and strategies, the book provides a thorough exploration of how software engineering can contribute positively to the environment. Readers will discover how to optimize code for energy efficiency, select the right tools and technologies that reduce environmental impact, and implement green algorithms and architectures that promote sustainability. 
   Each chapter is enriched with real-world case studies, practical examples, and actionable insights that illuminate the path toward more sustainable software practices. Metrics and measurement tools are discussed in detail, providing readers with the means to assess their progress and impact. 
   "Sustainability in Software Engineering" is more than just a guide—it's a call to action for software professionals to lead the charge in creating a more sustainable future through thoughtful, responsible, and innovative engineering practices. Whether you're a developer, a project manager, or a CTO, this book will inspire and challenge you to make sustainability a core part of your professional projects and products.

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  William Stanek's The Living Zion...

  The Editors of Our American...

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  Zion was made by water working against stone.
  
  Layer by layer, uplift raised the plateau and the river deepened its path. Cliffs emerged. Hanging gardens found water. Life occupied narrow bands between heat, flood, rock, and height. Human communities moved through and named a country later transformed by settlement, roads, tourism, and preservation.
  
  William Stanek's The Living Zion Biography tells that larger story.
  
  It follows sandstone and river, Indigenous homeland and changing names, sanctuary and development, access and danger, protection and the challenge of caring for a canyon loved by millions.
  
  Zion's walls appear immovable. Its biography reveals a place created through movement-and still being changed by water, gravity, climate, people, and time.

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  The Perspectives of Psychiatry

  Paul R. McHugh, Phillip R. Slavney

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  Substantially revised to include a wealth of new material, the second edition of this highly acclaimed work provides a concise, coherent introduction that brings structure to an increasingly fragmented and amorphous discipline. Paul R. McHugh and Phillip R. Slavney offer an approach that emphasizes psychiatry's unifying concepts while accommodating its diversity. Recognizing that there may never be a single, all-encompassing theory, the book distills psychiatric practice into four explanatory methods: diseases, dimensions of personality, goal-directed behaviors, and life stories. These perspectives, argue the authors, underlie the principles and practice of all psychiatry. With an understanding of these fundamental methods, readers will be equipped to organize and evaluate psychiatric information and to develop a confident approach to practice and research.

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  Health Communism - A Surplus...

  Beatrice Adler-Bolton, Artie...

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  A searing analysis of health and illness under capitalism from hosts of the hit podcast Death Panel 
   
   
   
  Written by cohosts of the hit Death Panel podcast and longtime disability justice and healthcare activists Beatrice Adler-Bolton and Artie, Health Communism first examines how capital has instrumentalized health, disability, madness, and illness to create a class seen as "surplus," regarded as a fiscal and social burden. Demarcating the healthy from the surplus, the worker from the "unfit" to work, the authors argue, serves not only to undermine solidarity but to mark whole populations for extraction by the industries that have emerged to manage and contain this "surplus" population. Health Communism then looks to the grave threat capital poses to global public health, and at the rare movements around the world that have successfully challenged the extractive economy of health. 
   
   
   
  Ultimately, Adler-Bolton and Vierkant argue, we will not succeed in defeating capitalism until we sever health from capital. To do this will require a radical new politics of solidarity that centers the surplus, built on an understanding that we must not base the value of human life on one's willingness or ability to be productive within the current political economy. Capital, it turns out, only fears health.

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  Ultimate Transformer Models...

  Abhiram Ravikumar

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  Build Real-World AI with Transformers Powered by PyTorch 2.0.
  Book Description
  Transformer models have revolutionized AI across natural language processing, computer vision, and speech recognition. "Ultimate Transformer Models Using PyTorch 2.0" bridges theory and practice, guiding you from fundamentals to advanced implementations with hands-on projects that build a professional AI portfolio.
  This comprehensive journey spans 11 chapters, beginning with transformer foundations and PyTorch 2.0 setup. With this book, you will master self-attention mechanisms, tackle NLP tasks such as text classification and translation, and then expand into computer vision and speech processing. Advanced topics include BERT and GPT models, the Hugging Face ecosystem, training strategies, and deployment techniques. Each chapter features practical exercises that reinforce learning through real-world applications.
  By the end of this book, you will be able to confidently design, implement, and optimize transformer models for diverse challenges. So, whether revolutionizing language understanding, advancing computer vision, or innovating speech recognition, you will possess both theoretical knowledge and practical expertise to deploy solutions effectively across industries like healthcare, finance, and social media, positioning yourself at the AI revolution's forefront.
  Table of Contents
  1. Understanding the Evolution of Neural Networks
  2. Fundamentals of Transformer Architecture
  3. Getting Started with PyTorch
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  5. Natural Language Processing with Transformers
  6. Computer Vision with Transformers
  7. Speech Processing with Transformers
  8. Advanced Transformer Models
  9. Using HuggingFace with PyTorch
  10. Training and Fine-Tuning Transformers
  11. Deploying Transformer Models
  12. Transformers in Real-World Applications       
  
  Index

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