The New Grey (Technologies of Mass Disruption)

The New Grey (Technologies of Mass Disruption)

Author: Jason Savitt

Publisher: Savitec, LLC

Published: 2020-10-15

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As technology advances, we have to look beyond the finite thinking of a task, will it be a human or a machine’s responsibility. We need to look at how we can use Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) to enhance the task so that it can be performed better, faster, at a lower cost and a higher quality without destroying the human contribution in the process. This is where ‘New Grey’ thinking comes into play; it’s when things are not black or white, and they are grey. The New Grey is a hybrid thinking on how to utilize the best features of A.I., while partnering it with the best aspects of human intellect. There are already millions (and there will be eventually billions) of devices like smartphones, smart speakers, Internet of Things, and other gadgets creating larger amounts of data at an exponential rate. Existing and next-generation Big Data technologies will struggle to capture, store, query, analyze, search, and visualize all this information. A.I. can be a game-changer for businesses trying to process all this data or for whole new product categories. Although, It's not a magical buzzword that can be added to any product and will automatically improve it. Although, A.I. can make a product or service smarter when implemented correctly. A.I. can also give organizations the ability to find trends in data that a human might not be able to see. Although, in the end, we must never forget that it is the humans that are the consumers or benefactors of this information. The whole purpose of this book is to explore the roles that humans and machines will play together over the coming years and decades. Machines will be evolved by their creators to do more advanced operations in the near future. The question is will we be ready for what it holds for us. In the final chapter of this book, it shows how to set up a quick demo using one of the most advanced Machine Learning algorithm (i.e. GPT-2) that is publicly available to utilize or even use as a starting point for your own projects.


Power User Guide: Mastering Cryptocurrencies (2021 Edition)

Power User Guide: Mastering Cryptocurrencies (2021 Edition)

Author: Jason Savitt

Publisher: Savitec, LLC

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Every few generations, there is a 'killer app' (i.e. the spreadsheet, email, etc.). These are apps that change the industry in such a way that changes the way people work. The current killer app is Bitcoin, because it is essentially allowing software to generate money from 'mined' data. Bitcoin also started the cryptocurrencies and Blockchain movement that is revolutionizing the financial industry. Each of these two technologies has started whole new movements that are creating new companies, wealth, and products.


The Soviet Union’s Invisible Weapons of Mass Destruction

The Soviet Union’s Invisible Weapons of Mass Destruction

Author: Anthony Rimmington

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-10-12

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 3030828824

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This book focuses on Biopreparat, the Soviet agency created in 1974, which spearheaded the largest and most sophisticated biological warfare programme the world has ever seen. At its height, Biopreparat employed more than 30,000 personnel and incorporated an enormous network embracing military-focused research institutes, design centres, biowarfare pilot facilities and dual-use production plants. The secret network pursued major offensive R&D programmes, which sought to use genetic engineering techniques to create microbial strains resistant to antibiotics and with wholly new and unexpected pathogenic properties. During the mid-1980s, Biopreparat increased in size and political importance and also emerged as a major civil biopharmaceutical player in the USSR. In the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, an acute struggle for control of Biopreparat’s most valuable assets took place and the network was eventually broken-up and control of its facilities transferred to a myriad of state agencies and private companies.


Weapons of Mass Destruction

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Author: Raja Menon

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 9780761933014

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Against the backdrop of international attempts to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction, this volume of essays by well-known analysts: examines what the threat to India could entail; highlights the differences between state use of these weapons and their use by non-state actors; discusses possible scenarios India needs to guard against and protective measures it can take; and determines the position the Indian government needs to take in the international arena in respect of initiatives to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction. A salient feature of the book is the detailed suggestions it offers of efforts required to set up material and human resources to respond to such catastrophes.


Hybrid Threats and Grey Zone Conflict

Hybrid Threats and Grey Zone Conflict

Author: Aurel Sari

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2024

Total Pages: 745

ISBN-13: 019774477X

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Hybrid Threats and Grey Zone Conflict explores the legal dimension of strategic competition below the threshold of war, assessing the key legal and ethical questions posed for liberal democracies. Bringing together diverse scholarly and practitioner perspectives, the volume introduces readers to the conceptual and practical difficulties arising in this area, the rich debates the topic has generated, and the challenges that countering hybrid threats and grey zone conflict poses for liberal democracies.


Countering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

Countering the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

Author: Thanos P. Dokos

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2007-10-31

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1135767920

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Examining the accuracy of predictions and perceptions about a possible military threat from the Southern Mediterranean world, this book assesses the impact of such a threat on NATO's political and military posture and the Alliance's key options for dealing with the problem.


Sigma 9 Observatory and the Benghazi Incursion

Sigma 9 Observatory and the Benghazi Incursion

Author: Cliff Rhodes

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-11-13

Total Pages: 628

ISBN-13: 1329688341

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"This book relates a tale of terrorism and artificial intelligence which takes over the entire world, creeping into all phases of U.S. economics, political, military, and electronic communication. Prevention is the best medicine, and being farsighted gives warnings of premonitions and bad dreams of a possible dystopian future, not just a projection for terrorist takeover. To become aware of how it could be done is a must read for the espionage and CIA enthusiast and those who want to prevent electronic terrorism by changing the present."--Jacket.


The Routledge Handbook of Technology, Crime and Justice

The Routledge Handbook of Technology, Crime and Justice

Author: M. R. McGuire

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2017-02-24

Total Pages: 723

ISBN-13: 1317590767

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Technology has become increasingly important to both the function and our understanding of the justice process. Many forms of criminal behaviour are highly dependent upon technology, and crime control has become a predominantly technologically driven process – one where ‘traditional’ technological aids such as fingerprinting or blood sample analysis are supplemented by a dizzying array of tools and techniques including surveillance devices and DNA profiling. This book offers the first comprehensive and holistic overview of global research on technology, crime and justice. It is divided into five parts, each corresponding with the key stages of the offending and justice process: Part I addresses the current conceptual understanding of technology within academia and the criminal justice system; Part II gives a comprehensive overview of the current relations between technology and criminal behaviour; Part III explores the current technologies within crime control and the ways in which technology underpins contemporary formal and informal social control; Part IV sets out some of the fundamental impacts technology is now having upon the judicial process; Part V reveals the emerging technologies for crime, control and justice and considers the extent to which new technology can be effectively regulated. This landmark collection will be essential reading for academics, students and theorists within criminology, sociology, law, engineering and technology, and computer science, as well as practitioners and professionals working within and around the criminal justice system.


Advances in Grey Systems Research

Advances in Grey Systems Research

Author: Sifeng Liu

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-06-28

Total Pages: 575

ISBN-13: 364213937X

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This book contains contributions by some of the leading researchers in the area of grey systems theory and applications. All the papers included in this volume are selected from the contributions physically presented at the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Grey Systems and Intelligent Services, November 11 – 12, 2009, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China. This event was jointly sponsored by IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, Natural Science Foundation of China, and Grey Systems Society of China. Additionally, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics also invested heavily in this event with its direct and indirect financial and administrative supports. The conference aimed at bringing together all scholars and experts in the fields of grey systems and intelligent services from around the world to share their cutting edge research results, exchange innovative ideas, promote mutual understanding, and seek potential opportunities for collaboration. The conference program c- mittee received 1054 full paper submissions from 16 countries and geographical regions. Nine hundred sixty four papers were submitted for regular sessions and 90 papers were tunnelled directly for special topic sessions. All the submitted papers, including those aiming at special topic sessions, were rigorously reviewed by at least 3 reviewers. Based on the reviewers’ reports, 251 papers were accepted for oral presentations, while 99 accepted for poster presentations. In other words, only slightly over 33% of the submitted papers were accepted by this conference. The rate of acceptance was lower than one third of the total submissions.