Technology, innovation, artificial intelligence: which books do we recommend to find out more about this world and stay updated with the latest trends? Below is our top 5, on the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day.
Sponsored by UNESCO, the day of the book aims to support copyright and intellectual property, while promoting creativity and free access to reading.
#Humanless. The selfish algorithm
The perfect book for those who want to understand how algorithms and machines are able to change the world, driven by investment in technology and in the search for progress. Written by Massimo Chiriatti, an AI and Blockchain expert, the book talks about the impact on our lives, the risks, benefits and opportunities of algorithms in our lives.
Blockchain. Business technology and applications
The book is a real guide within the blockchain universe, analyzing the potential of the technology, its applications and the landscape in Italy and in the world. The goal is to highlight the risks and benefits of an increasingly decentralized world.
Artificial intelligence. What it really is, how it works, what effects it will have
What is artificial intelligence and what are the effects it will have in our lives? The book collects the testimonies of six industry experts, analyzing technical issues, ethical dilemmas, uncertainties, and effects on the world of work. A real debate on the benefits and criticalities caused by the evolution of new technologies.
Although artificial intelligence is already affecting our lives, few actually know what it is and how it works and this is the perfect book to help you find out.
Cybersecurity survival kit. The web is a dangerous place. We must defend ourselves!
The book tells how cybercrime has evolved using real case studies and illustrates the main attack techniques, from phishing to ransomware, from malware on smartphones to the wrong use of passwords. Cybersecurity is a current and ever-evolving discipline and it can take very little to suffer an attack. The book collects useful tips for users and technical insights for the most experienced with a single goal: to protect your site and ensure data security.
Big Data Analytics. Analyze and interpret data with machine learning
Making effective decisions with a view to improving products and turnover through data analysis: the book presents Big Data in a simple and concrete way, defining the object and how it works. Through practical examples the author, Andrea De Mauro, explains how to build clusters to organize data and how to create prediction models, ranging up to the analysis of human language and the extension of KNIME functionality with R and Python.
A useful book to understand the opportunities and criticalities of Big Data, an increasingly topical topic.
