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Volume 6. When Time has passed and people return to a normal workflow, their project consumes them in a way that they didn’t think possible. This is because the project is moving into areas they never dreamed possible. They learn critical s… more

It is the near future. Computers are getting better and better. In a small room a group of computer engineers created a computer that can fool humans. Then it starts taking control. How good is it really. For how long can humans stay oblivi… more

An exploration of the implications of developments in artificial intelligence for social scientific research, which builds on the theoretical and methodological insights provided by “Simulating societies”.; This book is intended for worldwi… more

Hard science fiction with strong characters and a philosophical bent: if you like gripping, engaging fiction that also makes you think, you will love this book. It is the near future, and in the conflict between advancing high technology an… more

Knowledge Representation, which lies at the core of Artificial Intelligence, is concerned with encoding knowledge on computers to enable systems to reason automatically. The Handbook of Knowledge Representation is an up-to-date review of tw… more

The CSM thought they had finally competed their operations on the Moon, but they were mistaken. They are finally on their way toward the moon Titan to rescue their comrades, when they received a distress call from the researchers still on t… more

The physical sciences do not digest the notions of intention, purpose and choice well. Yet the physical realities created by intention, purpose and choice are just as concrete and real as the realities resulting from impersonal “natural” pr… more

The colony ship known as the Vale has been spiralling towards Epsilon Eridani for four millennia, and Barry - the semi-sentient AI set to guard its frozen human cargo - has had a long time to question the nature of his mission. There are to… more

Refusing to let her life be ruled by the dark passions inherited from her druid sire, Mariah has taken her place in the ranks of the enforcers as one of their most talented of the World Walkers. Accompanied by the morph-cat, Ghost, she trav… more

Devlin Bear was working on a top secret government project when he was killed in an explosion in the facility where he worked before Carly chose his Sim as her sexual partner and fell in love with a man completely beyond her reach. But if h… more

A drunken promise finds Carla accompanying Xander to a deserted graveyard. Together, they search for the mysterious “Highwayman’s Talisman”. But they aren’t the only ones searching for something and more questions are revealed than answers…. more

A series of stories connected by the theme of: ‘What if computers ever became self-aware?’ Nobody knows what will happen then.What we do know is that so far we have done a terrible job of managing our environment. The more powerful we becom… more

If sci-fi novels were music, this book would be punk. Get the guilty. Give birth to AI. Let the Singularity sort ‘em out.The world is broken and corrupt. Alistair Maxwell knows this for a fact. He has proof. Of everything. This is the story… more

“One of the most magnificently baroque science fiction stylists of his generation, Attanasio writes books that combine robust adventures old as humanity with metaphysical, hallucinogenic mindtrips.”—The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Science Fict… more

A Fire Upon the Deep is the big, breakout book that fulfills the promise of Vinge’s career to date: a gripping tale of galactic war told on a cosmic scale.Thousands of years hence, many races inhabit a universe where a mind’s potential is d… more

During the last decade, many researchers have dedicated their efforts to constructing revolutionary machines and to providing them with forms of artificial intelligence to perform some of the most hazardous, risky or monotonous tasks his… more

Artificial intelligence: A Modern Approach, 3e, is ideal for one or two-semester, undergraduate or graduate-level courses in Artificial Intelligence. It is also a valuable resource for computer professionals, linguists, and cognitive scient… more

Brand new in the action-packed Apotheosis epic Adam, an AI creation of an alien race, prepares to launch a conquest that has been centuries in the making, and if he succeeds he will rule over all humankind-over all sentient life-forms-as … more

Encounters of the 1st kind are sightings of alien presences. Encounters of the 2nd kind are physical signs of alien visitation. Encounters of the 3rd kind are first meetings/contact with alien beings. Encounters of the 4th kind are sexual… more

Artificial intelligence (AI) offers computational methodologies for modeling systems, which can be valuable in understanding networks. In this chapter, the author examines several types of applications of these methods in exploring how the … more