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Latest Read: The Complete Obsolete Guide to Generative AI

The Complete Obsolete Guide to Generative AI by David Clinton.

The Complete Obsolete Guide to Generative AI by David Clinton

David is an AWS Solutions Architect, Linux server administrator and author of many Linux and Amazon technologies.

The Complete Obsolete Guide to Generative AI is in fact actually fun to read. Yet at the same time David is delivering a practical introduction. To be fair, beyond his humor, David acknowledges the fluid pace of change in the AI marketplace. This has pushed ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to evolve ever so quickly that much of what the general public learns is soon outdated. His focus is to reveal the need for a constant understanding of Generative AI’s core concepts.

So, this book is providing readers with the general, bigger picture of tools and methods for creating text, code, and imaging, touches on the strategies for writing effective prompts. He is addressing all the topics the world has been hearing about.

This also dives into data analytics, training models on local devices or clouds, building custom AI models, and even insights to establish your own large language model. Exercises will help readers learn how generative AI can transform daily work tasks and communications, making Generative AI accessible to all rather than intimidating everyone.

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Latest Read: AI for Good

AI for Good: Applications in Sustainability, Humanitarian Action, and Health by William B. Weeks and Juan M. Lavista Ferres.

AI for Good: Applications in Sustainability, Humanitarian Action, and Health by William B. Weeks and Juan M. Lavista Ferres

William holds a BS in Biology/ChemistryBachelor of Science from Whitman College, MD from The University of Texas Medical Branch, and PhD in Economics from Aix-Marseille University France. Today he is Director, AI for Health at Microsoft and an Adjunct Professor at NYU School of Public Health.

Juan holds a BS in computer science from the Catholic University in Uruguay, MA in Data Mining and Machine Learning from Johns Hopkins University and a PhD in AI on Healthcare from Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam.

With a foreword by Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft, AI for Good is certainly addressing the exploration of how artificial intelligence is being used today to address the world’s most pressing challenges.

Readers will discover how Microsoft’s AI leaders and researchers are obviously using AI to transform the world for the better. The impact AI is making on data analytics is amazing. William and Juan are detailing their efforts so far.

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Latest Read: The Growth Mindset Workbook

The Growth Mindset Workbook: CBT Skills to Help You Build Resilience, Increase Confidence, and Thrive through Life’s Challenges by Elaine Elliott Moskwa with a forward by Carol S. Dweck

The Growth Mindset Workbook by Elaine Elliott-Moskwa

Elaine holds a PhD and did postdoctoral work at the Harvard School of Education. She trained in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) at the University of Pennsylvania. She helped to establish the CBT training program at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. Currently, she is president of the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies.

A certainly important follow up book to Carol Dweck’s breakthrough work. This is a well received workbook providing great lessons to embrace personal growth. This workbook holds clear and actionable exercises based upon Elaine’s work as a student of Carol and clearly excels at Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

There is a mix of theory and actionable hands-on activities. This is based upon step-by-step guidance for shifting from a fixed to a growth mindset. Elaine is focusing on sustaining a growth mindset even when setbacks naturally develop. This should be recommended for anyone seeking to deepen self-awareness and develop lifelong mental skills. However to be fair Elaine is acknowledging this is not a substitute for clinical mental health treatments.

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Latest Read: How to Become Famous

How to Become Famous: Lost Einsteins, Forgotten Superstars, and How the Beatles Came to Be by Cass R. Sunstein

How to Become Famous: Lost Einsteins, Forgotten Superstars, and How the Beatles Came to Be by Cass R. Sunstein

Cass holds a AB and JD from Harvard. He is currently a professor at Harvard and was a professor at the University of Chicago Law School for 27 years. He is the founder and director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy at Harvard Law School.

How to Become Famous investigates mechanisms behind why certain individuals, groups, or works become famous while others, in fact superior in quality or talent are overlooked and even forgotten.

Clearly Cass is not focusing on a step-by-step guide to achieving fame, it is in fact exploring unpredictable and often times arbitrary forces that result in fame and fortune and those who fade into obscurity.

Cass is revealing the role of luck actually serendipity. It’s the fact that talent and resilience were always important but simply not enough to achieve fame and fortune. Rather its about being in the right place at the right time: chance or having the right connections.

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Latest Read: Autonomous Transformation

Autonomous Transformation: Creating a More Human Future in the Era of Artificial Intelligence by Brian Evergreen

Autonomous Transformation: Creating a More Human Future in the Era of Artificial Intelligence by Brian Evergreen

Brian holds a BA in Music Theory from Azusa Pacific University. He has written fro VentureBeat and Fast Company. He is currently CEO of The Future Solving Company.

We are now seeing the impact of AI’s transformational capability with project management. So, how will organizations fundamentally shift as a result of AI data? This is a rather interesting look at any complex organization, and how organizational leadership and employees with over a decade of experience pull back from change. Are organizations in fact prepared to handle this change?

Autonomous Transformation is addressing the idea that AI can create efficient change, yet not be perhaps ready to address the shift required by organizations without a practical framework. Brian is providing a blueprint for organizations that understand the potential AI can today create new value for internal stakeholders and their employees.

Perfect for executives, directors, managers, and other business leaders, Autonomous Transformation will also earn a place for anyone who finds themselves doing their best to navigate an increasingly complex and nuanced digital and economic landscape.

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