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Este audiolivro oferece em 13 capítulos de forma dinâmica e fácil de aprender a usar de forma profissional o Visio, programa de diagramas para Windows da Microsoft. Com ele você poderá gerar diagramas de diversos tipos, como organogramas, fluxogramas, modelagem de dados, diagramas de redes, plantas baixas, esquemas de projetos e muito mais. Acredite, sua criatividade será o limite.

Ricardo Garay (Author), Alice Oratio (Narrator)

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Aprender Word usando

Este audiolivro oferece em 13 capítulos de forma dinâmica e fácil de aprender a usar de forma profissional o Word, editor de textos para Windows da Microsoft. Ele é o livro definitivo sobre o WORD, porque apresenta os recursos das versões 2003, 2007, 2010, 2013, Word 360 (versão web do word) e faz uma introdução a versão 2016. Com ele você poderá produzir textos e documentos de diversos tipos, como contratos, livros, malas diretas e muito mais. Acredite, sua criatividade será o limite.

Ricardo Garay (Author), Alice Oratio (Narrator)

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Are we alone?

Are we alone? Ever since ancient people first looked up into the night sky, one question has obsessed humankind: Are we alone—are we the only life in the universe? At last, we're starting to get some answers. From Galileo's handheld telescope to powerful space-based machines that can see for billions of miles; from listening passively for radio wave anomalies to launching active probes to remotely explore distant worlds, the search for life has kicked into high gear, and is already yielding incredible results. Thirty years ago we weren't certain there were any planets anywhere outside our solar system—today we've confirmed literally thousands of them, right here in our own galaxy, many with the right conditions to support life as we know it. Join us for an exciting overview of where we stand in our quest to find extraterrestrial life. **This ZINIO Audio Digest is based on the Bookazine ""Are We Alone?"", published by A360 Media. It contains a featured selection of its articles. To experience the entire Bookazine, please find the issue at your favorite newsstand online or near you.**

A360 Media LLC (Author), Sam Scholl (Narrator)

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Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War

Paul Scharre, a Pentagon defense expert and former U.S. Army Ranger, explores what it would mean to give machines authority over the ultimate decision of life or death. Scharre's far-ranging investigation examines the emergence of autonomous weapons, the movement to ban them, and the legal and ethical issues surrounding their use. He spotlights artificial intelligence in military technology, spanning decades of innovation from German noise-seeking Wren torpedoes in World War II-antecedents of today's homing missiles-to autonomous cyber weapons, submarine-hunting robot ships, and robot tank armies. Through interviews with defense experts, ethicists, psychologists, and activists, Scharre surveys what challenges might face "centaur warfighters" on future battlefields, which will combine human and machine cognition. We've made tremendous technological progress in the past few decades, but we have also glimpsed the terrifying mishaps that can result from complex automated systems-such as when advanced F-twenty-two fighter jets experienced a computer meltdown the first time they flew over the International Date Line.

Paul Scharre (Author), Roger Wayne (Narrator)

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Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy

The Wall Street Journal technology columnist reveals the fascinating story behind the misleadingly simple phrase shoppers take for granted—“Arriving Today”—in this eye-opening investigation into the new rules of online commerce, transportation, and supply chain management. We are at a tipping point in retail history. While consumers are profiting from the convenience of instant gratification, rapidly advancing technologies are transforming the way goods are transported and displacing workers in ways never before seen. In Arriving Today, Christopher Mims goes deep, far, and wide to uncover how a single product, from creation to delivery, weaves its way from a factory on the other side of the world to our doorstep. He analyzes the evolving technologies and management strategies necessary to keep the product moving to fulfill consumers’ demand for “arriving today” gratification. Mims reveals a world where the only thing moving faster than goods in an Amazon warehouse is the rate at which an entire industry is being gutted and rebuilt by innovation and mass shifts in human labor practices. He goes behind the scenes to uncover the paradoxes in this shift—into the world’s busiest port, the cabin of an 18-wheeler, and Amazon’s automated warehouses—to explore how the promise of “arriving today” is fulfilled through a balletic dance between humans and machines. The scope of such large-scale innovation and expended energy is equal parts inspiring, enlightening, and horrifying. As he offers a glimpse of our future, Mims asks us to consider the system’s vulnerability and its resilience, and who shoulders the burden, as we hurtle toward a fully automated system—and what it will mean when we are there.

Christopher Mims (Author), James Fouhey (Narrator)

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Artifical Intelligence - Robots Rule Book One

Robots Rule. That seems to be the mantra of the cascading digital wave of Artifical Intelligence, doesn't it? But are robots here to hurt us? or help us? These are the questions multi book Author and Investigative Journalist Atherton Cooper addresses in this cutting edge book. Always ahead of the wave, as his two previous books - "Crippled by Cryptocurrency" and "The Crypto Con" confirm - Atherton Cooper's extensive research and conclusions will bring you up to speed on all aspects of Artifical Intelligence and their effects on your life.

Atherton Cooper (Author), Atherton Cooper (Narrator)

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Artifical Intelligence - Robots Rule Book Two

Artifical Intelligence - will it usher in an age of ease, convenience and unimagined benefits? Or will it create an army of intelligent robots who will control all aspects of our lives? In his two previous books, "Crippled by Cryptocurrency" and "The Crypto Con" multi-book Author and Investigative Journalist Atherton Cooper de-mystified and exposed the "Crypto-verse." The New Universe of digital money. Now, after months of research, and interviews with industry experts , in this book he shares the realities of AI - Artifical Intelligence. And explains how, when and to what degree is has, and will continue to influence our lives.

Atherton Cooper (Author), Atherton Cooper (Narrator)

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Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans

This program includes an introduction read by the author. No recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intelligence. The award-winning author Melanie Mitchell, a leading computer scientist, now reveals its turbulent history and the recent surge of apparent successes, grand hopes, and emerging fears that surround AI. In Artificial Intelligence, Mitchell turns to the most urgent questions concerning AI today: How intelligent-really-are the best AI programs? How do they work? What can they actually do, and when do they fail? How humanlike do we expect them to become, and how soon do we need to worry about them surpassing us? Along the way, she introduces the dominant methods of modern AI and machine learning, describing cutting-edge AI programs, their human inventors, and the historical lines of thought that led to recent achievements. She meets with fellow experts like Douglas Hofstadter, the cognitive scientist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the modern classic Gödel, Escher, Bach, who explains why he is "terrified" about the future of AI. She explores the profound disconnect between the hype and the actual achievements in AI, providing a clear sense of what the field has accomplished and how much farther it has to go. Interweaving stories about the science and the people behind it, Artificial Intelligence brims with clear-sighted, captivating, and approachable accounts of the most interesting and provocative modern work in AI, flavored with Mitchell's humor and personal observations. This frank, lively book will prove an indispensable guide to understanding today's AI, its quest for "human-level" intelligence, and its impacts on all of our futures.

Melanie Mitchell (Author), Abby Craden, Melanie Mitchell, Tony Wolf (Narrator)

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Artificial Intelligence: Data Analytics and Robot Learning in Practice and Theory

If you've been following the news, you probably know that artificial intelligence is taking over. Self-driving trucks, face recognition, machines, and automatic cashiers are being the replacement for regular human beings. If you want to learn more about artificial intelligence, where it comes from, how some of it works, and what the future might look like, this book is for you. Don't wait and get your hands on this futuristic informational gem.

John Cobar (Author), Andrew Kluess (Narrator)

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Artificial Intelligence: From Medieval Robots to Neural Networks

A journey through the past, present, and future of artificial intelligence, from popular science author Cliff Pickover. From medieval robots and Boolean algebra to facial recognition, artificial neural networks, and adversarial patches, this fascinating history takes readers on a vast tour through the world of artificial intelligence. Award-winning author Clifford A. Pickover explores the historic and current applications of AI in such diverse fields as computing, medicine, popular culture, mythology, and philosophy, and considers the enduring threat to humanity should AI grow out of control. Pickover provides an entertaining and informative look into when artificial intelligence began, how it developed, where it's going, and what it means for the future of human-machine interaction.

Clifford A. Pickover (Author), Steve Menasche (Narrator)

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Artificial Intelligence: How Machine Learning, Robotics, and Automation Have Shaped Our Society

This is a 2-book combo, which has the following titles: Book 1: In this guide, you will learn about all the basics of artificial intelligence. You’ll learn what it is, how it works, and where it came from (or, in other words, how it all started). Aside from that, we’ll dive into some data analytics and examples of artificial intelligence. We’ll cover several steps in the analytical process, and see what it takes for artificial intelligence to be effective. Last but not least, safety and privacy issues will be brought to light, since today’s age is full of hacking, spying, and theft. Therefore, it is mandatory that these devices and systems are kept safe and secure. Book 2: Can machines write books? Can artificial intelligence be used for business? Will touch screens be around, or will they be replaced by voice recognition? What are deepfakes? How do self-driving cars work, and are they going to be a reality soon? These questions all come to light in this brief but informational book about artificial intelligence. Society is changing quickly because of automated systems in place that either benefit or undermine people’s living style, jobs, and brains. Today, we explore what that future may hold. We will also look into options for civilians in today’s modern world to adapt more quickly. Don’t underestimate the rise of artificial intelligence. Understand the future. Begin reading or listening now!

John Adamssen (Author), Kasey Logan (Narrator)

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Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World

In Artificial Unintelligence, Meredith Broussard argues that our collective enthusiasm for applying computer technology to every aspect of life has resulted in a tremendous amount of poorly designed systems. We are so eager to do everything digitally-hiring, driving, paying bills, even choosing romantic partners-that we have stopped demanding that our technology actually work. Broussard, a software developer and journalist, reminds us that there are fundamental limits to what we can (and should) do with technology. Making a case against technochauvinism-the belief that technology is always the solution-Broussard argues that it's just not true that social problems would inevitably retreat before a digitally enabled Utopia. To prove her point, she undertakes a series of adventures in computer programming. She goes for an alarming ride in a driverless car; uses artificial intelligence to investigate why students can't pass standardized tests; deploys machine learning to predict which passengers survived the Titanic disaster; and attempts to repair the U.S. campaign finance system by building AI software. If we understand the limits of what we can do with technology, Broussard tells us, we can make better choices about what we should do with it to make the world better for everyone.

Meredith Broussard (Author), Andrea Emmes (Narrator)

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