Serious Machines
The Story of the Computers That Built the Modern World
$49.49
- Paperback
318 pages
- Release Date
7 September 2024
Summary
“Few books have captured the complexity and excitement of the last forty-some-odd years of advances in IT technology as effectively as Serious Machines.” -Bob Stearns, Cofounder and Managing Director, Sternhill Associates, Past Chief Technology Officer, Compaq Computer
You’re invited on a journey into the past, the present, and the future.
Computers fill our world, but for most of us, we own, use, and interact with just one type: computers designed for consumers. We use these …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798988475187 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Amir Husain |
| Publisher: | Am Press |
| Imprint: | Am Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 318 |
| Release Date: | 7 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 426g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Amir Husain
Amir Husain is a serial entrepreneur, AI technologist, and author based in Austin, Texas. He has received widespread acclaim for his pioneering work, including Austin’s Top Entrepreneur award and inclusion in Austin’s 40 Under 40. His ventures have been lauded with CNBC’s fastest growing company awards and numerous other international recognitions.
Amir currently serves as the Chairman of WorldQuant Predictive, SpecFive, a mesh networking company, and Navigate, a decentralized data platform. He also serves on the University of Texas at Austin’s President’s Advisory Board, the Advisory Board of the Department of Computer Science, and the Board of Global Venture Bridge, fostering international entrepreneurial collaboration.
Amir founded the defense technology company SGS, chaired by former Deputy Secretary of Defense, Robert Work, and served as Founder, CEO, and Board Director of SkyGrid, a joint venture with Boeing.
An avid inventor, Amir has been awarded over 30 patents in AI and distributed systems. He has served on NATO’s Innovation Advisory Board. His work has been featured in world-leading publications such as the BBC, Fortune, and Forbes. Under Amir’s leadership, SparkCognition achieved a unicorn valuation. As the Founder and Executive Board Member of this award-winning AI company, Amir led the firm from its inception until the end of 2023.
He is the author of the best-selling books The Sentient Machine, Generative Art, and Generative AI for Leaders. He is a co-author of Hyperwar: Conflict and Competition in the AI Century and is a regular contributor to Forbes.
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