Book description
Artificial intelligence is everywhere-powering news feeds, curating search results and invisibly steering our lives. We talk to it and, increasingly, it talks back. And sometimes its answers seem eerily smart.... Until they don't.Billions of dollars have been poured into AI yet it keeps surprising us with its epic fails-confidently wrong chatbots, inadvertently racist photo apps, well-meaning autonomous cars that fail to recognize traffic cones.Industry insider Emmanuel Maggiori cuts through the hype, revealing the deceptively simple mechanisms behind AI's impressive results-and its spectacular blunders.Learn the dark secret of the AI industry-how unreasonable expectations, shady practices and outright lying have inflated a bubble of monumental proportions.Read Smart Until It's Dumb to discover how AI really works, why it's not always so smart, and why the AI bubble is about to burst.***Emmanuel Maggiori, PhD, is a 10-year AI industry insider, specialized in machine learning and scientific computing. He helps companies build complex software. He has developed AI for a wide variety of applications, from extracting objects from satellite images to packaging holiday deals for millions of travelers every day.
Wonder Lady
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BloodEater
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Cinder Coffee
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NexusNinja
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Soda Delirium
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Breadmaker
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Firedog
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NexusNomad
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Mad Rascal
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Highlander Monk
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Journeyman
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Sexy
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Pepper Mouse
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Speedwell
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Fl00d
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IdeaAlchemy
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Uncle Buddy
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Shade Nightman
The sleep timer is a brilliant addition β I drift off to sleep with amazing stories. This app's convenience has made me fall in love with audiobooks all over again.
VisionVoyager
ListenBook's support for various download methods and audio formats ensures that I always have access to my favorite content. This app's dedication to providing high-quality narration has made all the difference. Effortlessly managing my audiobook library β this app's design is commendable.
Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience