![]() ![]() Camus lived through the Nazi occupation of France, a time that he felt was like a plague – an unspeakable evil that couldn’t be defeated through conventional means and that left many people struggling. ![]() At first, things seem to be alright, with people obeying curfew and the like, but very soon the plague lasts for longer than their supplies can, and the plague becomes a much bigger problem than expected.īut below the surface of the obvious story of a plague that is ravaging a town is the metaphor that Camus is trying to relay to us. ![]() ![]() Before long, the whole town (which is located near a port and is miles away from the next settlement) is shut down completely – nobody in, nobody out. The name stuck with me for a very long time, and I eventually got my hands on a copy and managed to read it.Īlbert Camus places this story in Algeria, in a town that is suddenly ravaged by a plague that starts with the rats and spreads to the population with insane rapidity. My father studied Mediterranean Studies at University a decade before I was born, and when I grew older and started to understand concepts like philosophy, he told me about this book and how he had read it when he was at university and thought I should read it one day too. Maybe the year 2020 wasn’t the right time to read this one. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Urgent and fascinating, this is an accessible primer to the most important issue facing AI researchers today. If we stand by, we face a future with unregulated algorithms that propagate our biases - and worse - violate our most sacred values. From the AI program which cheats at computer games to the sexist algorithm behind Google Translate, bestselling author Brian Christian explains how, as AI develops, we rapidly approach a collision between artificial intelligence and ethics. his work intersects elon musk in his book the most human human which is my cable reading. ![]() This conundrum - dubbed 'The Alignment Problem' by experts - is the subject of this timely and important book. he's a professor of philosophy and poetry, tackling the ethical and technological implications of a advanced society becomes more relianton technology. But as algorithms make ever more decisions on our behalf, how do we ensure they do what we want? And fairly? The Alignment Problem: How Can Artificial Intelligence Learn Human Values? Brian Christian € 21.99 If not in stock, the expected delivery time to our store for this item will be 3-5 working days.Īrtificial intelligence is rapidly dominating every aspect of our modern lives influencing the news we consume, whether we get a mortgage, and even which friends wish us happy birthday. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The search won't be easy with Roke shadowing Sally's every move. She's on the hunt for her demon father, whose identity holds the key to releasing the spell. The trouble is, she has no idea how.Mating with Roke was an accident at least that's what Sally keeps telling herself. The pair will remain bound for eternity unless Sally breaks the spell. Yet somehow he's allowed the unthinkable to happen: a nymph-like witch named Sally has used her magic to trick Roke into mating with her. ![]() 5 stars!Paranormal RomanceRelease date: May 27, 2014ABOUT THE BOOK:The vampire, Roke, is raw, sensual, always in control. ![]() ![]() ![]() This can't be "the death of the author" when the author is the one parading around in front of your eyes plunging his fists into guts. ![]() ![]() The main character looks like a beefed-up Keanu, the underlying thought throughout the comic is that this is a preamble to the inevitable Netflix movie starring Keanu Reeves wearing a muscle suit and we are getting the storyboards. So, BRZRKR #1, advance copy, what gives? And can some divorce themselves from said preconceptions? Written by Keanu Reeves and Matt Kindt, drawn by Ron Carney, coloured (mostly in red) by Bill Crabtree and lettered by Bible teacher Clem Robins. There is debate as to exactly what their participation was, did they come up with a vague idea and hire a writer and artist to do the actual legwork? All these issues whirl around the head when picking up a comic, but in the end, it's down to the work itself. The "co-write" is also another warning flag, that the star hasn't actually got to grips with the medium and need their hand-holding. Next month sees the launch of BRZRKR, a new comic book series created and co-written by Keanu Reeves. ![]() |