From ancient Jewish texts to AI, a sequence of figures turns matter into meaning

Computer languages are ultimately rendered in ones and zeros, even AI programs. Though this technology is new, the concept it’s hinged on is not. Isaac Asimov’s iconic science fiction collection I, Robot, tells the story of androids created at U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Inc. The androids range from “Robbie,” who is nonvocal, to “Stephen Byerley,” who may or may not be a robot—he is so humanlike that people can’t tell.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

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Text in the city for SJP

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why CLPE's Reflecting Realities project matters

The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education's chief executive explains why it is launching the UK's first survey of ethnic representation in children’s literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Abrams turns Rosie Revere into middle-grade series

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Maas turns hand to adult books for Bloomsbury

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones U-turns over unbranded bookshop in Edinburgh

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[ The Guardian | 2018-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom Wolfe, 'New Journalist' Turned Literary Icon, Dies at 88

The white suit-and-white hat–wearing Wolfe made his name as a literary journalist and found bestselling success with such books as 'The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test,' 'Bonfire of the Vanities,' and the NBA-winning 'The Right Stuff.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AI experts vow to boycott new subscription journal from NPG

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S signs six-figure deal with Catherine Isaac

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade figures fundraise for author of 'cult swimming classic'

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the #MeToo Moment, Publishers Turn to Morality Clauses

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With tell-all, Comey joins club of ex-officials turned scribes

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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2018-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seven-figure deal for Peter James' next three novels

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperVoyager buys Brett trilogy in high six-figure deal

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PEN Festival Guest Turned Away by U.S. Immigration

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mabey’s five-figure Marriage ‘a masterpiece’

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is changing the way it stores call and text history

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[ Engadget | 2018-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Trouble with Quantum Physics, and Why it Matters

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker snaps up CBeebies' Elliott for six figures

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[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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