Download or read book Hey Cyba written by Steve Young and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent developments in artificial intelligence, especially neural network and deep learning technology, have led to rapidly improving performance in voice assistants such as Siri and Alexa. Over the next few years, capability will continue to improve and become increasingly personalised. Today's voice assistants will evolve into virtual personal assistants firmly embedded within our everyday lives. Told through the view of a fictitious personal assistant called Cyba, this book provides an accessible but detailed overview of how a conversational voice assistant works, especially how it understands spoken language, manages conversations, answers questions and generates responses. Cyba explains through examples and diagrams the neural network technology underlying speech recognition and synthesis, natural language understanding, knowledge representation, conversation management, language translation and chatbot technology. Cyba also explores the implications of this rapidly evolving technology for security, privacy and bias, and gives a glimpse of future developments. Cyba's website can be found at HeyCyba.com.

Download or read book Advanced Virtual Assistants A Window to the Virtual Future written by Ali Soofastaei and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-10 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advanced Virtual Assistants (AVAs) are computer programs that use artificial intelligence (AI) to perform various tasks for human users. These AI-powered assistants can help with multiple activities, including scheduling appointments, answering questions, managing email and social media, and even performing complex calculations. They can be accessed through various platforms, including smartphones, smart speakers, and other digital devices. AVAs utilize natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning algorithms to understand human language and improve their responses over time. As these technologies advance, virtual assistants are becoming increasingly sophisticated and capable of handling more complex tasks. As a result, they are transforming how we interact with technology and providing users with more efficient and personalized experiences. This book is a helpful reference for scientists and industrial experts interested in AVAs' current and future capabilities.

Download or read book I Aim to Be That Man written by Sherrie Willis Brown and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-07-29 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: D. L. Moody once heard Henry Varley say, "The world has yet to see what God will do with a man fully consecrated to Him. Moody was struck to his soul and, when the words would not leave him, responded, 'By God's help, I aim to be that man.'" When God called Avery to follow him as a true disciple, Avery knew he must make a similar commitment or remain a mediocre Christian for the rest of his life. His surrender and his filling of the Spirit initiated a spiritual life of impact with global results. Avery Willis is well-known, especially within the Southern Baptist denomination, for his involvement in movements of God over the past fifty years. Avery Willis's obedience to God led him to be a church planter in the United States and to strive for indigenous church planting in Indonesia, where he served as a missionary. He was a pioneer and leader in spiritual renewal, disciple-making, decentralized theological education, global mission partnerships, and chronological Bible storying. He is a well-known author, most notably of the MasterLife discipleship materials. This biography-written memoir-style through his own journals, letters, and newsletters to his intercessors-recounts Avery's life journey, his spiritual encounters and struggles, and the daily habits that Avery demonstrated as a disciple. It is less about his greatest moments than the personal daily choices to follow God with all his heart. It is the story of a man committed to God's purposes and passion to bring "as many people of the world as possible" to God's redemptive grace in Jesus, regardless of the cost.

Download or read book How to Build a Successful Virtual Assistant Business Intl Edition written by Janice Byer, CCVA, MVA, VAC, & Elayne Whitfield-Parr, BA, CCVA, MVA, VAC, PREVA and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-03-09 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to Build a Successful Virtual Assistant Business is the perfect resource for anyone interested in starting or building their own Virtual Assistant practice. It helps you every step of the way... from choosing the right name for your business... to determining your rates... to marketing your services... and even helps you when it comes time to expand your business... plus so much more! This book takes critical information needed to turn your desire to start your own Virtual Assistant business into a profitable endeavor that are guaranteed to bring success... including dozens of sample letters, contracts and other documents; an extensive list of helpful websites and software; and input from VAs in all stages of business ownership.

Download or read book Chef s Kiss written by TJ Alexander and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out now - SECOND CHANCES IN NEW PORT STEPHEN, the charming new TJ Alexander rom-com! A high-strung pastry chef’s professional goals are interrupted by an unexpected career transition and the introduction of her wildly attractive nonbinary kitchen manager in this deliciously fresh and witty queer rom-com. Simone Larkspur is a perfectionist pastry expert with a dream job at The Discerning Chef, a venerable cookbook publisher in New York City. All she wants to do is create the perfect loaf of sourdough and develop recipes, but when The Discerning Chef decides to bring their brand into the 21st century by pivoting to video, Simone is thrust into the spotlight and finds herself failing at something for the first time in her life. To make matters worse, Simone has to deal with Ray Lyton, the new test kitchen manager, whose obnoxious cheer and outgoing personality are like oil to Simone’s water. When Ray accidentally becomes a viral YouTube sensation with a series of homebrewing videos, their eccentric editor in chief forces Simone to work alongside the chipper upstart or else risk her beloved job. But the more they work together, the more Simone realizes her heart may be softening like butter for Ray. Things get even more complicated when Ray comes out at work as nonbinary to mixed reactions—and Simone must choose between the career she fought so hard for and the person who just might take the cake (and her heart).

Download or read book A Deadly Welcome written by Victoria Vernon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-02-09 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a riveting new thriller, a tragic accident robs journalist Callie Reynolds of her beloved mother. In the aftermath, Callie and her father are shocked to learn Callie was secretly adopted by her mother. This mystifying cascade of events pushes Callie to discover who she really is. Her search leads her to the small town of Jefferson Bay, the place Callie was born. She rescues an old house from demolition and makes the leap into her new life. Not even in town for twenty-four hours, strange things begin to happen...

Download or read book The Virtual Leader written by Takako Hirata and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2022-04-26 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER By 2025, an estimated 70 percent of the workforce will work remotely at least five days each month. In The Virtual Leader, Takako Hirata, an experienced leader of large international virtual teams, shares her proven methods for thriving in the remote workplace with the help of new leadership principles. Remote work is here to stay. As a result, remote leadership is now a core competency for most executives and managers. Leaders cannot simply transfer what they’ve been doing in the office to the remote context. While the goals remain the same—efficiency, engagement, community—the means of achieving those are very different. In The Virtual Leader, Takako Hirata shares the proven leadership methods she has developed over nearly a decade coordinating teams across the globe as the head of international business development at ROHTO Pharmaceutical. Hirata has seen firsthand that while the remote environment presents its own set of obstacles, the opportunities for innovation far outweigh the challenges. Because remote work is only advantageous when it’s done right, she offers workers and leaders a comprehensive guide to making the most of the world of remote work through strategies such as: Conserving office rituals in the remote environment Cultivating trust Enabling clear and efficient communication Making your company leaner and reinvesting in your teams Maintaining mental and physical health Conducting productive meetings Minimizing distractions and maximizing focus Managing new expectations for employees With The Virtual Leader, learn how to evolve your leadership style to empower your teams to thrive wherever they work.

Download or read book How to Start a Virtual Bankruptcy Assistant Service written by Victoria Ring and published by Pearson Educación. This book was released on 2006 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this guide to working as a virtual bankruptcy assistant for attorneys nationwide are self-tests, extensive training, marketing techniques, website resources, and a legal dictionary relating to this field. Book purchasers receive ongoing training and support through teleconferences sponsored by the author. (Legal Reference/Law Profession)

Download or read book Pushed to the Edge written by Gillies, Val and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2016-04-06 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While debates rage about educational inequality and the best way to tackle attainment gaps, a pervasive form of in-school segregation is going largely unremarked upon. Internal behaviour support units have become common fixtures in British schools. Young people may be removed from mainstream classrooms for weeks, months or even years to undergo rehabilitative programmes that incur little monitoring or oversight. This original book is the first to provide a detailed insight into the politics and practices of internal school exclusion, highlighted through the experiences of the young people attending the units. Ambitious in its scope, it draws on intensive ethnographic research with pupils, their teachers and parents to address broad questions around social justice, equal opportunities and institutional racism. It will appeal to students, researchers and practitioners in education, social policy, sociology and beyond.

Download or read book A Virtual Kill written by Robert Jonathan Tristani and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: K.C. Walsh is a bright young engineer, living in a post-industrial society. He lands the perfect job, with machines, telecommuting, and a kind yet head-strong boss. His peaceful world is turned upside down as a chain of events lands him investigating an international murder mystery to protect a coworker. Serjei Sokhu is an information broker, a.k.a. a hacker. He is hired to do a simple computer spoofing job. Simple, except he turns up dead. A foreign government is after the wrong person, and only K.C. can set it straight, and save a friend from deportation and gulag. The clock is ticking!

Download or read book The New Breed written by Kate Darling and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For readers of The Second Machine Age or The Soul of an Octopus, a bold, exciting exploration of how building diverse kinds of relationships with robots—inspired by how we interact with animals—could be the key to making our future with robot technology work There has been a lot of ink devoted to discussions of how robots will replace us and take our jobs. But MIT Media Lab researcher and technology policy expert Kate Darling argues just the opposite, suggesting that treating robots with a bit of humanity, more like the way we treat animals, will actually serve us better. From a social, legal, and ethical perspective, she shows that our current ways of thinking don’t leave room for the robot technology that is soon to become part of our everyday routines. Robots are likely to supplement—rather than replace—our own skills and relationships. So if we consider our history of incorporating animals into our work, transportation, military, and even families, we actually have a solid basis for how to contend with this future. A deeply original analysis of our technological future and the ethical dilemmas that await us, The New Breed explains how the treatment of machines can reveal a new understanding of our own history, our own systems, and how we relate—not just to nonhumans, but also to one another.

Download or read book The De Stress Diva s Guide to Life written by Ruth Klein and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2009-01-12 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The De-Stress Diva's Guide to Life When you feel stressed out, you don't have the time or energy to completely overhaul every aspect of your life. You need help for what's bothering you right now—and you need it right away! You need the De-Stress Diva. In this book, America's De-Stress Diva Ruth Klein gives you proven strategies for overcoming seventy-seven common stressors, with practical tips and techniques that you can put to work immediately to rebalance and re-energize your life. The De-Stress Diva understands the many stress points women encounter in juggling work, family, and friends. She has helped countless women overcome the stressful situations that affect them most to bring more joy into their lives, and now she can do the same for you. The De-Stress Diva's easy-to-follow tips enable you to conquer stressors with the help of: Aromatherapy, yoga, massage, and meditation Diet, supplements, and herbs Organizational and time management skills So the next time you're angry with your boss or have so much to do you don't know where to start, don't panic—read The De-Stress Diva's Guide to Life and take immediate action to relieve your stress and become healthier, happier, and more relaxed. You deserve it!

Download or read book Emotions and Service in the Digital Age written by Charmine E. J. Härtel and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-19 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research on Emotion in Organizations comprises chapters describing multidisciplinary research into affect, emotion, and mood in organizations at all levels of analysis, including within-person variation, individual differences, interpersonal exchanges, groups, and organizations.

Download or read book If not now then when written by Kathrin Johnson and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-08-31 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You want to know how to become a Virtual Assistant? I would like to make it easy for you, so you can jump straight into getting yourself set up as a Virtual Assistant and be your own boss. This book is for you, if: + you would like to leave their 9-5 job and start off freelance + you are a mom and are trying to determine your own hours + you want to travel and work at the same time

Download or read book Virtually Impossible written by Lauren Stewart and published by Off the Hook Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you call it an office romance if we've never actually met? Sara has a kick-ass life. She has loyal friends, works from home, and sets her own hours as a virtual assistant. Perfect... Except that Sara doesn't actually exist. She's just a borrowed name I use when I'm hiding behind my computer screen. Because my real name - Andi Clark - has too much baggage attached to it. And pretending to be someone else is the only way I can earn enough to make up for the mistake I made and the lives I ruined. If I hadn't typed my new boss' name into that search engine, everything would've stayed on track. I would've kept imagining Hayden looking the same as I pictured all my clients - late fifties/early sixties, a little soft around the middle, and a lot more forehead than hair. Unfortunately, I couldn't have been more wrong. Seriously, how many VPs of billion-dollar companies look like they model underwear after leaving the office? Damn it, if I'd never found out what an amazing man Hayden is, I wouldn't want to cry every time he calls me Sara. But hey, that's life, right? And nobody's life is perfect. Actually... My name is Hayden Bennet, and my life is pretty damn perfect. I’m married to a beautiful woman, live in a luxury apartment, and am prepped to take over the multi-billion-dollar company my father built. Perfect... Except all of it is a lie. My wife is madly in love with someone else, my career is meaningless, and I’ve forgotten how to live, let alone be happy. Until I hired a new online assistant, I thought life was meant to be endured. It isn’t. It’s meant to be lived. Enjoyed. And yeah, loved. Without Sara, I would’ve missed all of it. It’s crazy. I’d give up everything I have to be with her, and I still have no idea what she looks like. Unfortunately, the only way to get what I want is for a lot of good people to lose everything. *This standalone workplace romance is a modern fairytale retelling, complete with a happily ever after. Along with a lot of snark, some angst, and a very noble, very honorable alpha male. I promise - Hayden doesn't cheat on his wife. He's too good to hurt and disrespect a woman like that. Trust me, you'll understand when you read the book. Now Available Darker Water (Once and Forever #1) Deeper Water (Once and Forever #3) Immaterial Defense (Once and Forever #4) ~ This highly-anticipated sequel to DARKER WATER is a standalone contemporary romance inspired by Sleeping Beauty. VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE is Hayden and Andi's story, and this is how their fairytale begins: Once upon a time there was a woman who made the mistake of trusting the wrong man. And that mistake led to another. And another and another, each more damaging than the last. But the woman was as ignorant of her mistakes as she was of the damage they caused. Until she was punished for them. Around the same time, but in a totally separate part of the city, lived a nobleman and his beautiful wife. Though their castle was the envy of all, its empty halls echoed of loneliness and regret. For the man had lived his entire life asleep, and both of them remained silent of who they truly were and what they truly wanted. And then one day, the woman entered the man's life and forced him to awaken...

Download or read book All for Love written by Raynetta Manees and published by Raynetta Manees. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 1 of The SuperStar Series. Widowed Detroit business woman Angela Delaney never dreams that her trip to Atlanta could get so personal...until international singing sensation Darryl Bridges collides with Angela in her hotel corridor. It isn't the first time the impossibly handsome superstar has left her breathless. His sensual ballads have filled many of her lonely nights. Now here he is in the flesh--and offering much more than an apology. To Angela's stunned disbelief, it is an invitation to love.With kisses as soft and tender as the moonlit night, Darryl sweeps Angela into a whirlwind romance. From the fevered excitement of Darryl's concert tour to the rhapsodic nights of passion in his arms, Angela believes she is the luckiest woman in the world. But amid the glamour, the groupies, the paparazzi, and the parties, Angels fears that their love may not survive the spotlight--no matter how passionate or heartfelt Darryl's promises are. What will it take for Darryl to convince Angela that their love is much more than a fleeting embrace--it is a melody without end...

Download or read book What I Talk About When I Talk About Running written by Haruki Murakami and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the best-selling author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and After Dark, a rich and revelatory memoir about writing and running, and the integral impact both have made on his life. In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Haruki Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he’d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a slew of critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and—even more important—on his writing. Equal parts training log, travelogue, and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and includes settings ranging from Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Boston among young women who outpace him. Through this marvellous lens of sport emerges a cornucopia of memories and insights: the eureka moment when he decided to become a writer, his greatest triumphs and disappointments, his passion for vintage LPs and the experience, after the age of fifty, of seeing his race times improve and then fall back. By turns funny and sobering, playful and philosophical, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is both for fans of this masterful yet guardedly private writer and for the exploding population of athletes who find similar satisfaction in distance running.