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Author
Series
Murderbot diaries volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting tests, shadowed by their company-supplied bot - a self-aware SeeUnit that refers to itself as "Murderbot."
2) Qualityland
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Grand Central Publishing edition.
Physical Desc
339 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
Louis Massina is revolutionizing the field of robotics. His technological wonders are capable of locating disaster survivors, preventing nuclear meltdowns, and replacing missing limbs. After one of Massina's creations makes a miraculous rescue, an FBI agent recruits him to pursue criminals running a massive financial scam--and not coincidentally, suspected of killing the agent's brother. Massina agrees to deploy a surveillance "bot" that uses artificial...
Author
Series
Wanderers volume 2
Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The sequel to the national bestseller Wanderers, the instant classic that "takes science, politics, horror, and science fiction and blends them into an outstanding story about the human spirit in times of turmoil, claiming a spot on the list of must-read apocalyptic novels" (NPR) Five years ago, ordinary Americans fell under the grip of a strange new malady that caused them to sleepwalk across the country to a destination only they knew. And they...
5) AI
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustration ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
The phrase "artificial intelligence," or AI, brings to mind interactions with computers that speak to people with human-like voices such as Jarvis in the Iron Man movies. AI is much more than that-which is both exciting and terrifying! AI is used in health care, education, and even in our houses. Alexa and Google Home products are artificial intelligence! In this book, readers find out all this and more, including the history of AI and what its future...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
296 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Brilliant coder and possessor of a Pi tattoo, Asha is poised to revolutionize artificial intelligence when she is reunited with her high school crush, Cyrus Jones.
Author
Publisher
Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 321 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Whoever controls our memories controls the future. Janelle Monáe and an incredible array of talented collaborating creators have written a collection of tales comprising the bold vision and powerful themes that have made Monáe such a compelling and celebrated storyteller. Dirty Computer introduced a world in which thoughts - as a means of self-conception - could be controlled or erased by a select few. And whether human, A.I., or other, your life...
Author
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
287 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When their families are violently kidnapped, Swift and Hawk--teen experts in AI and robotics--are sent on a life-or-death rescue mission by the secretive Mobius group that leads them straight into the hands of a dark and chilling enemy.
9) Hard Wired
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
314 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After fifteen-year-old Quinn learns that he is the first fully-aware artificial intelligence, that his entire life is a lie, he feels entirely alone until he bonds with Shea, the real girl behind his virtual crush.
Series
Publisher
World Book Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustration ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
""Describes the development and potential impacts of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, smartphones, brain-computer interface systems, quantum computers, cryptocurrency, and the internet."--Provided by publisher"--
12) Counterweight
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 160 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"For fans of the worlds of Philip K. Dick, Squid Game, and Severance: An absorbing tale of corporate intrigue, political unrest, unsolved mysteries, and the havoc wreaked by one company's monomaniacal endeavor to build the world's first space elevator--from one of South Korea's most revered science fiction writers, whose identity remains unknown. On the fictional island of Patusan--and much to the ire of the Patusan natives--the Korean conglomerate...
13) The last exit
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a near future where controversial longevity treatments are available only to the very rich, Jen Lu, a detective in the Elder Abuse department, and her partner, Chandler--a SIM implant in her brain--investigate bizarre cases of people aging overnight that may be caused by an illegal version of a longevity drug.
14) The sandbox
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
384 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
When the CEO of the world’s leading artificial intelligence company is found murdered in his home, former Army CID officer Valerie Marks is thrust into her first case as a homicide detective. Valerie has a gift for reading people, a gift that has never failed her before. But that gift is put to the test when her instincts point her to an impossible suspect—an AI born from a secret venture with the Pentagon known as Project Nomad.
To learn the...
Author
Publisher
Checkerboard Library
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Readers will examine the history of artificial intelligence, leading scientists in the field, the Three Laws of robots, the singularity, Sophia the robot, and more before deciding for themselves!
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Machines Like Me occurs in an alternative 1980s London. Britain has lost the Falklands War, Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power, and Alan Turing achieves a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. In a world not quite like this one, two lovers will be tested beyond their understanding. Charlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda, a bright student who lives with a terrible secret. When Charlie...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author and "grand master of the game" (The Providence Journal) J.A. Jance, an electrifying new thriller featuring Ali Reynolds. After taking down the man responsible for his best friend's death, Stuart Ramey thinks the case is finally closed. That is, until Stu finds himself left with a multimillion dollar fortune in Bitcoin in a desperate bid by Frigg, a rogue A.I. program created by the killer, to keep itself from...
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Westworld is a futuristic theme park where robots are programmed to fulfill guests' lustful and sometimes violent fantasies, but things quickly change after something goes wrong with their circuitry.
19) The Loop
Author
Series
The Loop Trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Chicken House, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Luka Kane has spent 736 days wrongfully imprisoned inside the Loop awaiting his execution. Each day is the same. Each day is torturous. But things are starting to change. Whispers of war are circulating. Strange things are happening to the prisoners. And the warden delivers a message: Luka, you have to get out ... Now Luka must decide whether breaking out of the Loop is his only way to survive, especially if there's any chance of saving the ones...
20) Her
Publisher
Warner Brothers
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (126 minutes) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in Los Angeles in the slight future, Theodore, a complex, soulful man who makes his living writing touching personal letters for other people. Heartbroken after the end of a long relationship, he becomes intrigued with a new, advanced operating system, which promises to be an intuitive and unique entity in its own right. Upon initiating it, he is delighted to meet "Samantha", a bright, female voice who is insightful, sensitive and surprisingly...