Drawing on interviews with fifteen leading scientists, in lively, readable prose, the authors present an unexpected vision of the future of smart machines: the future of computing is a synthesis with nature. That vision will change not only computer science but also fields as disparate as finance, engineering and medicine.

汉斯·克里斯蒂安·冯·贝耶尔，威廉玛丽学院校长教授。

汉斯·克里斯蒂安·冯·贝耶尔，威廉玛丽学院校长教授。

拜伦．瑞希（Byron Reese） 热门技术科普作家，美国知名技术咨询公司GIGAOM的CEO。 他于 2013 年出版的书籍《无止的进程》（Infinite Progress）被史蒂芬•平克称为"给暗淡未来的解药"。彭博商业周刊称赞他"不动声色地开拓了新型媒体产业"。 他还是两个人工智能播客节目的主播，致力于在世界各地普及人工智能领域相关知识，听众超过100 000人，收获好评无数。

威廉・J・米切尔麻省理工学院建筑与设计系主任，教授建筑、媒体艺术和自然科学。已出版的著作有：《被改造的眼睛：后摄影时代的视觉真实》、《建筑的逻辑》、《计算机协助下的建筑设计》等。

肖恩·格里什（Sean Gerrish） 谷歌前工程专家、普林斯顿大学的机器学习博士、机器学习极客。 他曾在高频交易机构泰莎科技担任工程师，并在谷歌担任机器学习和数据科学团队的工程专家。

肖恩·格里什（Sean Gerrish） 谷歌前工程专家、普林斯顿大学的机器学习博士、机器学习极客。 他曾在高频交易机构泰莎科技担任工程师，并在谷歌担任机器学习和数据科学团队的工程专家。

An invigorating, thought-provoking, and positive look at the rise of automation that explores how professionals across industries can find sustainable careers in the near future. Nearly half of all working Americans could risk losing their jobs because of technology. It’s not only blue-collar jobs at stake. Millions of educated knowledge workers—writers, paralegals, assistants,...(展开全部)

Entertaining, concise, and relentlessly probing, City of Bits is a comprehensive introduction to a new type of city, an increasingly important system of virtual spaces interconnected by the information superhighway. William Mitchell makes extensive use of practical examples and illustrations in a technically well-grounded yet accessible examination of architecture and urbanism ...(展开全部)

Entertaining, concise, and relentlessly probing, City of Bits is a comprehensive introduction to a new type of city, an increasingly important system of virtual spaces interconnected by the information superhighway. William Mitchell makes extensive use of practical examples and illustrations in a technically well-grounded yet accessible examination of architecture and urbanism ...(展开全部)