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À MEDIDA QUE A INTELIGÊNCIA ARTIFICIAL (IA) SE TORNA MAIS DINÂMICA E OMNIPRESENTE, VAI HABILITANDO DRAMATICAMENTE AS PESSOAS EM TODOS OS SETORES DA VIDA, ENQUANTO SUSCITA QUESTÕES URGENTES SOBRE O FUTURO DA HUMANIDADE — UM DESAFIO HISTÓRICO CUJOS CONTORNOS E CONSEQUÊNCIAS SÃO REVELADOS AQUI POR TRÊS EMINENTES PENSADORES. Ao processar dados, ganhar autonomia e intermediar entre os humanos e a realidade, a IA irá ajudar-nos a enfrentar enormes crises – desde as alterações climáticas aos conflitos geopolíticos e à desigualdade de rendimentos. É bem possível que resolva alguns dos maiores mistérios do nosso universo, revolucione domínios tão diversos como a medicina e a arquitetura, e eleve o espírito humano a alturas inimagináveis. Mas a IA também nos vai colocar desafios a uma escala e intensidade nunca vistas – usurpando o nosso poder de julgamento e ação independentes, testando a nossa relação com o divino, e talvez até mesmo estimulando uma nova fase na evolução humana. Quem vamos escolher para liderar a nossa espécie neste território desconhecido? Ou será que nós, passiva e inconscientemente, já escolhemos? Traçando uma rota entre a fé cega e o medo injustificado, Génesis define uma estratégia eficaz para navegar na era da IA. Escrito pelo estadista Henry Kissinger em coautoria com os tecnólogos Craig Mundie e Eric Schmidt, este livro prepara os decisores de hoje – ou seja, todos nós – para as escolhas de amanhã, e aponta caminhos para aproveitar as oportunidades apresentadas pela IA sem cair nas forças mais obscuras que esta revolução desencadeou.

On May 30, 1999, two fire fighters died and two were injured while battling a townhouse basement fire. Two fire fighters--victim #1, a 30-year-old nozzleman from Engine 26, and victim #2, a 29-year-old nozzleman from Engine 10--had to be rescued when interior crews were hit by an intense blast of heat and flames. Victim #1 was rescued and transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead the following day. Victim #2 was rescued and pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

"In June 2011, Eglin Air Force Base receives its first production-model F-35. While this marks a significant milestone in the Department of Defense''s (DoD) biggest acquisition program, many more milestones remain. Recent government reports highlight the uncertainty of both the program cost and the tactical capabilities the F-35 will provide. In addition, even if the Air Force purchases and receives all 1,763 of its planned F-35s, the total Air Force fighter inventory will fall short of its stated goal of 2,200 fighter aircraft. Along with this shortfall, the Air Force continues to struggle to find money and a timeline for the proposed "Next-Generation Bomber" which will ultimately replace the B-1 and B-52. Combined, these factors cast doubt over the Air Force''s ability to project power in the 2020-2050 timeframe. The biggest cause for concern regarding F-35 acquisition is the uncertainty of the program, both in cost and war fighting capability. This paper will outline other facets of the F-35 the Lockheed Martin team has yet to prove as the program heads towards Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in 2018. Not only would acquiring the F-15SE help fill the fighter gap with a distinctive platform, but it would also help the USAF keep a medium-range fighter-bomber in the inventory to help fill the deep interdiction role while the USAF acquires, builds and fields the next-generation bomber."--Adapted from introduction.

"This paper explores the feasibility of the United States Air Force (USAF) bringing back the Warrant Officer Program. The USAF is currently faced with high turnover and retention challenges in Career Special Re-enlistment Bonus (CSRB) Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC) career fields. Furthermore, the USAF is exploring using enlisted members to supplement the Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) force structure. Rather, the USAF should convert all 1136 RPA pilots to warrant officers (WO) and utilize the overage of WO’s, assuming a 1 officer to 1.6 warrant officer conversion rate to supplement CSRB AFSC’s by bringing back the Warrant Officer Program. This paper will argue that bringing back the WO corps to the USAF can ease their retention, turnover and RPA challenges while providing vertical job opportunities for some enlisted personnel who currently either separate from the USAF or join another sister service that offer WO opportunities. Bringing back the WO in the USAF will also allow pilots to remain in their desired airframe without having to serve an RPA tour, something that historically has led to pilots separating from the USAF. The USAF would be well served by converting all current RPA and vacant junior officer positions to WO’s, expanding the current Officer Training School class size to allow enlisted members to earn their warrant commission and distribute all of the remaining WO positions across the CSRB career fields to ease turnover and retention issues."--Abstract.

Combining decades of experience advancing frontier technologies, on the one hand, and analyzing national security decisionmaking, on the other, we have been collaborating over the past year in an effort to understand the national security implications of China’s great leap forward in artificial intelligence (AI). Our purpose in this essay is to sound an alarm over China’s rapid progress and the current prospect of it overtaking the United States in applying AI in the decade ahead; to explain why AI is for the autocracy led by the Chinese Communist Party an existential priority; to identify key unanswered questions about the dangers of an unconstrained AI arms race between the two digital superpowers; and to point to the reasons why we believe that this is a race the United States can and must win.

Bill Campbell played an instrumental role in the growth of several prominent companies, such as Google, Apple, and Intuit, fostering deep relationships with Silicon Valley visionaries, including Steve Jobs, Larry Page, and Eric Schmidt. In addition, this business genius mentored dozens of other important leaders on both coasts, from entrepreneurs to venture capitalists to educators to football players, leaving behind a legacy of growing companies, successful people, respect, friendship, and love after his death in 2016. Based on interviews with over eighty people who knew and loved Bill Campbell, Trillion Dollar Coach explains the Coach''s principles and illustrates them with stories from the many great people and companies with which he worked. The result is a blueprint for forward-thinking business leaders and managers that will help them create higher performing and faster moving cultures, teams, and companies.

Just prior to striking the car, the driver started steering the truck back to the right to avoid a second collision. Due to the momentum of the truck, it struck a tree and flipped onto the driver''s side. Seconds after the wreck, the driver crawled out of his loose seat belt and out of the truck. Several residents called Central Dispatch to report the incident. The driver was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where he was treated and released. The victim, who was trapped inside the vehicle, was removed and taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.