Peter J. Bentley

Los números son el alma de la existencia del universo y todo lo que contiene, pero muchos de nosotros desconocemos la comprensión cotidiana de los fundamentos matemáticos. La relación de los números con la filosofia, el arte, la musica, la arquitectura, la mecanica cuantica, la fisica, la informatica, la literatura, la biologia, el comercio, la religion y lo oculto; es decir, todas las disciplinas que han constituido y constituyen el verdadero estudio del hombre, es infinita.Este libro maravillosamente ilustrado con dibujos, cuadros y fotografias, ofrece una perspectiva entretenida y fascinante de muchos de los descubrimientos matematicos mas importantes en cada una de estas categorias y refleja ciertos aspectos de los hombres y mujeres que han contribuido a desenmarañar los secretos de los numeros.

Artificial intelligence is headline news with the launch of the latest ChatGPT and Google Bard But when did we start making computers mimic the human mind And what is the reality of the capabilities of AI now and in the future AI has always stirred emotions and caused great excitement as well as great concern Since the launch of large language models such as ChatGPT the scope and capabilities of AI look set to transform our technology in both good and bad ways AI can help teach us how to write better or help us generate amazing artworks But in the wrong hands AI can create fake images and fake information that can be used to damage our societies A new addition to the popular Bite sized Chunks series this expert led book will explore how AI has developed from humble beginnings in the 1950s to today s extraordinary AIs that have more neurons than the human brain Focusing on specific AIs and their creators over the years it explains the science and engineering behind each AI discusses ethical issues and covers all the most fascinating information about one of the most important and contentious developments in human technology including the latest on generative AI ChatGPT as well as what we can expect to see in the future of this field all in short ac

A inteligencia artificial no sai das manchetes hoje em dia, mas sempre provocou fortes emoçes, causando tanto empolgaço como preocupaço.Desde o lançamento de grandes modelos de linguagem, como o ChatGPT, e geradores de texto para imagem, como o DALL*E, o escopo, o alcance e as incriveis capacidades da IA parecem prontos para transformar o nosso mundo. A inteligencia artificial pode nos ajudar a gerar artes incriveis, escrever textos mais precisos, resolver problemas complexos e ate mesmo descobrir novos medicamentos. Contudo, em mos erradas, pode ser usada para criar videos e imagens enganosas (deepfake), mentiras a fim de disseminar desinformaço (fake news) e manipular a opinio publica, propagar teorias da conspiraço e ate cometer fraudes.Neste livro, o cientista da computaço Peter J. Bentley explora como a IA se desenvolveu desde seus humildes primordios na decada de 1950 ate os sistemas extraordinarios de hoje que tem mais neuronios que o cerebro humano. Com foco em IAs especificas e seus criadores ao longo dos anos, explica a ciencia e a engenharia por tras de cada inteligencia artificial e discute as questes eticas que cercam um dos avanços mais importantes e controversos em tecnologia, alem de olhar para o futuro.

Imagine a future world where computers can create universes -- digital environments made from binary ones and zeros. Imagine that within these universes there exist biological forms that reproduce, grow, and think. Imagine plantlike forms, ant colonies, immune systems, and brains, all adapting, evolving, and getting better at solving problems. Imagine if our computers became greenhouses for a new kind of nature. Just think what digital biology could do for us.Perhaps it could evolve new designs for us, think up ways to detect fraud using digital neurons, or solve scheduling problems with ants. Perhaps it could detect hackers with immune systems or create music from the patterns of growth of digital seashells. Perhaps it would allow our computers to become creative and inventive.Now stop imagining.digital biology is an intriguing glimpse into the future of technology by one of the most creative thinkers working in computer science today. As Peter J. Bentley explains, the next giant step in computing technology is already under way as computer scientists attempt to create digital universes that replicate the natural world. Within these digital universes, we will evolve solutions to problems, construct digital brains that can learn and think, and use immune systems to trap and destroy computer viruses.The biological world is the model for the next generation of computer software. By adapting the principles of biology, computer scientists will make it possible for computers to function as the natural world does. In practical terms, this will mean that we will soon have "smart" devices, such as houses that will keep the temperature as we like it and automobiles that will start only for drivers they recognize (through voice recognition or other systems) and that will navigate highways safely and with maximum fuel efficiency. Computers will soon be powerful enough and small enough that they can become part of clothing. "Digital agents" will be able to help us find a bank or restaurant in a city that we have never visited before, even as we walk through the airport. Miniature robots may even be incorporated into our bodies to monitor our health. Digital Biology is also an exploration of biology itself from a new perspective. We must understand how nature works in its most intimate detail before we can use these same biological processes inside our computers. Already scientists engaged in this work have gained new insights into the elegant simplicity of the natural universe.This is a visionary book, written in accessible, nontechnical language, that explains how cutting-edge computer science will shape our world in the coming decades.

Todos sabemos que todo aquello que puede ir mal, irá mal: el vino mancha, las tostadas se queman, los ordenadores mueren. ¿Pero cuántos de nosotros nos paramos a analizar el porqué de estas pequeñas catastrofes? Al cientifico camuflado Peter Bentley le fascina la ciencia de lo cotidiano y en este libro revelador, estructurado como uno de esos dias en lo que todo se tuerce, indaga en las razones de los pequeños desastres que todos conocemos. ¿Por que no oimos el despertador? ¿Por que dejamos se desbordan las bañeras? ¿Que pasa cuando ponemos metal en el microondas y por que? ¿Por que los rayos nunca caen en el mismo sitio? El cientifico camuflado tiene las respuestas a estas y muchas otras preguntas, y a traves de ellas demostrara al lector como estos simples acontecimientos de lo cotidiano forman parte de un entramado de principios cientificos que gobiernan el mundo que nos rodea.

En la segunda aventura los peques salen de visita a un parque de atracciones. Allí les avisan que el parque está sufriendo mucho robos últimamente mientras que Billy y sus amigos tienen que ir con mucho cuidado para no mostrar sus dientes a los Sincolmillo, los humanos miedosos que desconocen su naturaleza de vampiros, y podrian asustarse. Sin embargo, mientras visitan el parque se encontraranfrente a frente los ladrones que han estado atemorizando al vecindario... ¿conseguiran atrapar a los bandidos con el plan que han tramado junto a los alumnos de la escuela de los Chicoslobo?

En la primera aventura se nos presenta a Billy y sus amigos que asisten a la nocturna escuela de vampiros. Allí tienen que aprender a convertirse en murcielagos con su profesora Miss Gárgola, y luego tienen un partido de Vampicesto, un juego parecido al Basquet, contra la escuela de ChicosLobo. Se suelen llevar bien con ellos, pero un Chicolobo aprovecha que al arbitro momia le caen las vendas de los ojos, para jugar sucio. Entonces Billy y su nuevo amigo Boris “el murcielago” deciden darle una leccion…

Cuando la Escuela de Vampiros monta la función de NegraNieves y los siete enanitos, se produce un hecho inesperado… ¿conseguirán Lee, Bella y Billy urdir un plan para salvar el día para que no se con