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  • Ethics and Security Automata

    Policy and Technical Challenges of the Robotic Use of Force

    by Sean Welsh ...
    Series series Emerging Technologies, Ethics and International Affairs
    Can security automata (robots and AIs) make moral decisions to apply force on humans correctly? If they can make such decisions, ought they be used to do so? Will security automata increase or decrease aggregate risk to humans? What regulation is appropriate? Addressing these important issues this book examines the political and technical challenges of the robotic use of force.The book presents ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

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    Lost Hero, The

    by Rick Riordan ...
    Narrated by Sean Welsh Brown, Rainy Fields, Avi Roque ...

    Unabridged

    16 hours 33 min

    Rick Riordan, the best-selling author of the Percy Jackson series, pumps up the action and suspense in The Lost Hero, the first book in The Heroes of Olympus series. "Riordan extends the franchise in a logical direction while maximizing the elements that made the first series so popular: irreverent heroes, plenty of tension-filled moments fighting monsters, and authentic classical mythology mixed ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

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    Flooded: Requiem for Johnstown (Scholastic Gold)

    by Ann E. Burg ...
    Narrated by Dan Bittner, Sean Welsh Brown, Bailey Carr, Christopher Gebauer, Josh Hurley, Taylor Meskimen, Robin Miles ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 15 min

    Flooded, a novel-in-verse, explores the deep class divides and social injustice behind one of America's greatest tragedies.* "Stunning, significant and sorrowful, Ann E. Burg's requiem melts history into prose... Highly recommended." -- School Library Journal, starred review"Chillingly effective." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksJohnstown, Pennsylvania, in 1889 was a lively, ... ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Maximillian Fly

    by Angie Sage ...
    Narrated by Sean Welsh Brown, Jennifer Nittoso, Fred Berman, Josh Hurley, Tavia Gilbert ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 36 min

    The bestselling author of the Septimus Heap series, Angie Sage, delivers a gripping and darkly humorous tale of Maximillian Fly—a human with cockroach features—whose quiet life is upended when he aids two human children in their escape from an oppressive governing power.Perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Adam Gidwitz.Maximillian Fly wants no trouble. Yet because he stands at six feet two, with ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Danny and the Dinosaur and the Girl Next Door

    by Syd Hoff ...
    Narrated by Sean Welsh Brown ...

    Unabridged

    5 min

    Readers first fell in love with Danny and his prehistoric pal in the I Can Read classic Danny and the Dinosaur, created by Syd Hoff in 1958. Now the popular pair are together again in a hilarious I Can Read adventure sure to win over a new generation of beginning readers.Betty is Danny’s new neighbor, and Danny has a big, big surprise for her: He wants her to meet his best buddy—the dinosaur! Will ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Who Killed Darius Drake?: A Mystery

    by Rodman Philbrick ...
    Narrated by Sean Welsh Brown ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 6 min

    From Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick comes a delicious, fast-paced whodunit about two socially outcast boys who set out to find jewels hidden for a century--and unwittingly flush out a murderer.In award-winner Philbrick's new page-turning mystery, Arthur "Bash Man" is the school thug, paid with candy to bully and threaten other students. When genius orphan Darius Drake employs Arthur to help ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • An Introduction to Ethics in Robotics and AI

    by Christoph Bartneck, Christoph Lütge, Alan Wagner, Sean Welsh ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This open access book introduces the reader to the foundations of AI and ethics. It discusses issues of trust, responsibility, liability, privacy and risk. It focuses on the interaction between people and the AI systems and Robotics they use. Designed to be accessible for a broad audience, reading this book does not require prerequisite technical, legal or philosophical expertise. Throughout, the ... Read more

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    Rise of the Dragons

    by Angie Sage ...
    Narrated by Lauren Irwin ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 6 min

    Mega bestselling author Angie Sage takes flight with an epic adventure that imagines dragons in the modern world. Includes 9 collectible game cards that unlock an online game! The first in a thrilling multi-author series.Mega bestselling author Angie Sage takes flight with an epic adventure that imagines dragons in the modern world. Includes 9 collectible game cards that unlock an online game! The ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Robot Ethics

    The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics

    Edited by Patrick Lin, Keith Abney, George A. Bekey ...
    Series series Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents series
    Prominent experts from science and the humanities explore issues in robot ethics that range from sex to war.Robots today serve in many roles, from entertainer to educator to executioner. As robotics technology advances, ethical concerns become more pressing: Should robots be programmed to follow a code of ethics, if this is even possible? Are there risks in forming emotional bonds with robots? How ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Robot Ethics 2.0

    From Autonomous Cars to Artificial Intelligence

    Edited by Patrick Lin, Keith Abney, Ryan Jenkins ...
    The robot population is rising on Earth and other planets. (Mars is inhabited entirely by robots.) As robots slip into more domains of human life--from the operating room to the bedroom--they take on our morally important tasks and decisions, as well as create new risks from psychological to physical. This makes it all the more urgent to study their ethical, legal, and policy impacts. To help the ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • Online Gaming in Context

    The social and cultural significance of online games

    Edited by Garry Crawford, Victoria K Gosling, Ben Light ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Sociology
    There is little question of the social, cultural and economic importance of video games in the world today, with gaming now rivalling the movie and music sectors as a major leisure industry and pastime. The significance of video games within our everyday lives has certainly been increased and shaped by new technologies and gaming patterns, including the rise of home-based games consoles, advances ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Robotics, AI, and Humanity

    Science, Ethics, and Policy

    Edited by Joachim von Braun, Margaret S. Archer, Gregory M. Reichberg, Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This open access book examines recent advances in how artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics have elicited widespread debate over their benefits and drawbacks for humanity. The emergent technologies have for instance implications within medicine and health care, employment, transport, manufacturing, agriculture, and armed conflict. While there has been considerable attention devoted to robotics ... Read more

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