Big data
Dr. Davide Aversa
Developing artificial intelligence (AI) for game characters in Unity has never been easier. Unity provides game and app developers with a variety of tools to implement AI, from basic techniques to cutting-edge machine learning-powered agents. Leveraging these tools via Unity's API or built-in features allows limitless possibilities when it comes to creating game worlds and characters.The updated fifth edition of Unity Artificial Intelligence Programming starts by breaking down AI into simple concepts. Using a variety of examples, the book then takes those concepts and walks you through actual implementations designed to highlight key concepts and features related to game AI in Unity. As you progress, you’ll learn how to implement a finite state machine (FSM) to determine how your AI behaves, apply probability and randomness to make games less predictable, and implement a basic sensory system. Later, you’ll understand how to set up a game map with a navigation mesh, incorporate movement through techniques such as A* pathfinding, and provide characters with decision-making abilities using behavior trees.By the end of this Unity book, you’ll have the skills you need to bring together all the concepts and practical lessons you’ve learned to build an impressive vehicle battle game.
Unleashing the Power of Data with Trusted AI. A guide for board members and executives
Wendy Turner-Williams
Written by a distinguished leader and innovator who has been instrumental in spearheading digital, cloud, and AI transformations across global brands, Unleashing the Power of Data with Trusted AI is an indispensable resource that will make you AI-ready.This comprehensive guide is designed to meet the urgent need for clarity and to give you actionable insights into today's rapidly evolving landscape of AI and its fundamental driver - data. You’ll delve into the exciting world of AI and its integration with data, uncover its significance, ethical considerations, and strategic applications with real-life success stories from industry giants like Starbucks, Netflix, and Siemens. You’ll also witness first-hand how the integration of data and AI has reshaped markets and elevated customer experiences, and discover the future of generative AI based on several surveys and case studies. You’ll gain an understanding of how AI has evolved across industries, empowering decision-making and fostering innovation. Tailored for board members, executives, innovators, and tech enthusiasts, this immersive guide will reshape your understanding of data and AI synergy.By the end of this guide, you’ll be able to lead your teams, customers, partners, and organizations confidently and responsibly in the era of AI.
Keith Bourne, Shahul Es
Generative AI is helping organizations tap into their data in new ways, with RAG combining the strengths of LLMs with internal data for more intelligent and relevant AI applications. The author harnesses his decade of ML experience in this book to equip you with the strategic insights and technical expertise needed when using RAG to drive transformative outcomes.The book explores RAG’s role in enhancing organizational operations by blending theoretical foundations with practical techniques. You’ll work with detailed coding examples using tools such as LangChain and Chroma’s vector database to gain hands-on experience in integrating RAG into AI systems. The chapters contain real-world case studies and sample applications that highlight RAG’s diverse use cases, from search engines to chatbots. You’ll learn proven methods for managing vector databases, optimizing data retrieval, effective prompt engineering, and quantitatively evaluating performance. The book also takes you through advanced integrations of RAG with cutting-edge AI agents and emerging non-LLM technologies.By the end of this book, you’ll be able to successfully deploy RAG in business settings, address common challenges, and push the boundaries of what’s possible with this revolutionary AI technique.*Email sign-up and proof of purchase required
Keith Bourne
Developing AI agents that remember, adapt, and reason over complex knowledge isn’t a distant vision anymore; it’s happening now with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). This second edition of the bestselling guide leads you to the forefront of agentic system design, showing you how to build intelligent, explainable, and context-aware applications powered by RAG pipelines.You’ll master the building blocks of agentic memory, including semantic caches, procedural learning with LangMem, and the emerging CoALA framework for cognitive agents. You’ll also learn how to integrate GraphRAG with tools such as Neo4j to create deeply contextualized AI responses grounded in ontology-driven data.This book walks you through real implementations of working, episodic, semantic, and procedural memory using vector stores, prompting strategies, and feedback loops to create systems that continuously learn and refine their behavior. With hands-on code and production-ready patterns, you’ll be ready to build advanced AI systems that not only generate answers but also learn, recall, and evolve.Written by a seasoned AI educator and engineer, this book blends conceptual clarity with practical insight, offering both foundational knowledge and cutting-edge tools for modern AI development.*Email sign-up and proof of purchase required
Kevin House
Affinity Designer is a widely adopted creative application, and in a reasonably short space of time, it has become a leading design and illustration application. Affinity Designer, along with Affinity Photo and Affinity Publisher, is part of a suite of award-winning creative software applications developed by Serif Europe. Built on the latest technologies, which make it fast and smooth, Affinity Designer is quickly becoming the go-to professional creative application for vector drawing and pixel-based painting.Up and Running with Affinity Designer is a comprehensive hands-on guide to the Affinity Designer software. Whether you're new to the creative industry, a seasoned professional looking for a proven alternative, or an enthusiastic hobbyist, this book will help you get up to speed in no time. You’ll learn how to create documents and explore workflow best practices while working through practical exercises using the knowledge and skills developed in each chapter to solidify your understanding of the fundamentals. Finally, you’ll bring it all together with real-world practical applications by building a fun logo and professional illustration, forming a base for in-depth exploration in your own projects.By the end of this Affinity Designer book, you'll have gained the knowledge and confidence to use Affinity Designer as part of your creative toolset.
Bahaaldine Azarmi, Shay Banon, Jeff Vestal
While natural language processing (NLP) is largely used in search use cases, this book aims to inspire you to start using vectors to overcome equally important domain challenges like observability and cybersecurity. The chapters focus mainly on integrating vector search with Elastic to enhance not only their search but also observability and cybersecurity capabilities.The book, which also features a foreword written by the founder of Elastic, begins by teaching you about NLP and the functionality of Elastic in NLP processes. Here you’ll delve into resource requirements and find out how vectors are stored in the dense-vector type along with specific page cache requirements for fast response times. As you advance, you’ll discover various tuning techniques and strategies to improve machine learning model deployment, including node scaling, configuration tuning, and load testing with Rally and Python. You’ll also cover techniques for vector search with images, fine-tuning models for improved performance, and the use of clip models for image similarity search in Elasticsearch. Finally, you’ll explore retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and learn to integrate ChatGPT with Elasticsearch to leverage vectorized data, ELSER's capabilities, and RRF's refined search mechanism.By the end of this NLP book, you’ll have all the necessary skills needed to implement and optimize vector search in your projects with Elastic.
Dr Ranjana Rajnish; Dr Meenakshi Srivastava
Danologia to najszybciej rozwijająca się dziedzina na świecie. Przewiduje się, że do roku 2026 stworzy 11,5 mln nowych miejsc pracy, tak więc osoby poszukujące pracy i posiadające ten zestaw umiejętności mają tu wiele możliwości. Jednym z najbardziej pożądanych obszarów w dziedzinie danologii jest wydobywanie informacji ze stron internetowych. Jeśli jesteś początkującym danologiem, który chce się nauczyć różnych technik eksplorowania stron sieci Web, ta książka jest właśnie dla Ciebie. Na początku tej książki omawiane są kluczowe koncepcje związane z eksploracją danych w sieci Web i jej taksonomią. Następnie omawiane są podstawy dotyczące procesu ekstrakcji danych ze stron, jego zastosowania i komponenty, a także inne tematy, jak choćby aspekty prawne związane z procesem ekstrakcji, wyodrębnianiem i wstępnym przetwarzaniem danych, ekstrakcją danych z dynamicznych stron internetowych czy zabezpieczeniem CAPTCHA. Przedstawia również koncepcję eksploracji opinii oraz struktury stron internetowych. Ponadto omawia ona eksplorację grafów, wyodrębnianie informacji ze stron internetowych, wyszukiwanie na stronach i hiperłącza, wyszukiwanie algorytmem Hyperlink Induced Topic Search (HITS) oraz algorytmy partycjonowania, które używane są przy eksploracji danych w sieci Web. Na końcu książki prezentowane są różne techniki eksploracji ułatwiające odkrywanie interesujących wzorców użycia z danych na stronach internetowych. Kluczowe elementy Pełny przegląd podstawowych i zaawansowanych koncepcji dotyczących eksploracji danych w sieci Web. Pracuj z łatwymi w użyciu bibliotekami open source języka Python do eksplorowania danych. Zapoznaj się z różnymi korzystnymi obszarami i zastosowaniami dla eksploracji danych w sieci Web. CZEGO SIĘ NAUCZYSZ? Dokonywać ekstrakcji danych z dowolnej witryny internetowej z użyciem języka Python. Zapoznasz się z koncepcjami dotyczącymi eksploracji opinii i analizy nastrojów. Użyjesz eksploracji struktury do odkrywania informacji o strukturze danej strony. Nauczysz się zbierać i analizować dane z mediów społecznościowych z użyciem języka Python. Użyjesz eksploracji korzystania ze strony do przewidywania zachowań internautów podczas przeglądania stron. Dla kogo jest ta książka Ta książka jest przeznaczona dla każdego, kto chce się nauczyć eksplorować dane na stronach sieci Web. Będzie najbardziej pomocna dla początkujących danologów, inżynierów danych i analityków danych, którzy chcą opanować techniki eksplorowania danych na stronach internetowych.
Charbel Nemnom, Leandro Eduardo S Carvalho, Patrick...
Hyper-V 2016 is full of new features and updates. The second of our best-selling Hyper-V books, the Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cookbook has it all covered. Brimming with expert solutions and techniques, you?ll have everything you need to master virtualization and Hyper-V Manager. This Hyper-V book is designed to help advanced-level administrators benefit fully from the new Windows Server. With over 80 hands-on recipes, the Hyper-V Cookbook gives you tips, tricks and best practices to deploy, maintain and upgrade your virtual machines.