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2017 – 3rd book: “Life as such. Why Artificial Intelligence is not frightening today and how it might be tomorrow.”
(Dutch version available, English in Production – arrives in March). 

In this book I develop a universal language that grasps everything that surrounds us: neosemiotics as a universal mechanism that drives all.

From this neosemiotics-perspective on the world, life, consciousness and intelligence, the book takes on current doom thinking on artificial intelligence. This is done by analysing the current state of AI. While doing impressive things already, there’s not so much intelligence in it. And hence, we argue that today there’s not a single element that needs to frighten us when it comes down to AI.

The book argues that there might be reasons to get scared about AI tough. But only when AI is developed on top of the semiotics framework as presented in the book.

The book is available for order via me. You can have a new pocket bible that explains the universe for just € 14,95. Order in the comments, or via contact form or send me an e-mail.

I am quite aware that this book contains rather shocking and sensitive information about humanity. That’s why I already want to share the table of contents of this book as well as the sources that were used (so that you don’t think I’m crazy ;) ).

TABLE OF CONTENTS – LIFE AS SUCH: WHY AI IS NOT FRIGHTENING TODAY

PART 1 – ABOUT LIFE

1. What is life?
   • Information & Darwin?
2. What is consciousness?
3. What is intelligence?
   • What is learning?
   • Intelligence as schemes: from semantics to semiotics
   • Intelligence from an information-perspective

PART 2 – ABOUT INFORMATION

1. What is information?
2. The state of AI today?
   • AI in 2017
   • Speech recognition & NLP
   • IBM Watson: AI, Deep Learning & Cognitive Computing
   • Artificial Emotions

PART 3 – ABOUT NEOSEMIOTICS

1. Neosemiotics: development of a new scientific framework.
   • Axioms, Postulates, premises of Neosemiotics.
2. Neosemiotics: framework for true human-like deep artificial intelligence?

CONCLUSIONS & FUTURE

SOURCES

SOURCES – LIFE AS SUCH: WHY AI IS NOT FRIGHTENING TODAY

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Andrews, e.a., A Perspective on Future Research Directions in Information Theory. arXiv:1507.05941

Andersen, Computer Semiotics. Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems, Vol. 4, iss 1, article 1. Available at: http://aisel.aisnet.org/sjis/vol4/iss1/1

Amerland, Your Brain, Machine Learning and Semantics. https://plus.google.com/+DavidAmerland/posts/Jc5n1k9zC5f , 2013.

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Boykin e.a, On Universal and Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing. 1999.

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Forsdyke, Wittgenstein’s Certainty is Uncertain: Brain Scans of Cured Hydrocephalics Challenge Cherished Assumptions , Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research http://rifters.com/real/articles/Forsdyke-2015-BrainScansofHydrocephalicsChallengeCherishedAssumptions.pdf  , 2015.

Gent, Evolution’s Brutally Simple Rules can make Machines more Creative. Singularityhub, https://singularityhub.com/2016/12/04/evolutions-brutally-simple-rules-can-make-machines-more-creative/ , 2016.

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Loreto e.a., Dynamics on expanding spaces: modeling the emergence of novelties. 2017.

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Phoenix, How Artificial Intelligence is getting even smarter. WEFORUM, 2015.

Pospelov, Semiotic Models in artificial intelligence problems.

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Wright, Can Machines Think? Time Magazine, 1996.

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2016 – 2nd book: “Inbound Marketing Automation in 2016.”
(Dutch only).

This marketing book was co-authored with three other people who I collaborate with when it comes down to inbound marketing & marketing automation projects.

The book is 176 pages on A5 print. It’s designed in 4 big parts:

• what is inbound marketing automation
• how to organize for inbound marketing automation
• thematic reader to focus on specific aspects
• marketing visuals

The book is available in Dutch and can be ordered here via comments, contact form or by e-mailing me. It’s only € 14,95 and free shipment is included.

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2011 – 1st book:”Whispering Web: Business and Marketing in a Mobile, Socially Connected world.”

Below is a book that collects all articles written in the first year of this blog. It is considered as a turning point, as the book allowed to create a vision upon society, business and marketing.

Hope you enjoy slide-reading through it.

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