Jossy P George - Böcker

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the next stage in societal evolution, where technology and human values happily meet. The book begins by defining Society 5.0, uncovering its roots from earlier societal models, and emphasizing its core principle: positioning people at the centre of innovation. Readers are guided through the technological infrastructure underpinning this vision, including advanced digital frameworks, IoT, AI, blockchain, and quantum computing. Through practical real-life case studies, the book presents how Society 5.0 transforms education, urban living, manufacturing, and agriculture, promoting lifelong learning, smart cities, human-robot collaboration, and sustainable production. It also addresses critical challenges such as privacy, inequality, and ethical AI, while highlighting opportunities for inclusive growth and environmental sustainability. The book concludes with future perspectives; the book empowers readers to understand, anticipate, and contribute to a more human-centric, sustainable, and technologically advanced society.

This book provides a thorough and comprehensive introduction to natural language processing (NLP), a critical field at the intersection of artificial intelligence and computational linguistics. It explores key techniques such as sentiment analysis, which enables the detection of emotional tone in text, machine translation, facilitating the conversion of text between languages, and named entity recognition (NER), which identifies and classifies entities like names, dates, and locations within text data.The book delves into deep learning advancements, particularly the use of neural networks such as transformers and recurrent models, which have revolutionized NLP applications. Readers will gain insights into how these models drive innovations in areas such as text classification, language generation, and speech recognition.In addition to technical concepts, the book also addresses the ethical considerations surrounding NLP, emphasizing the responsible use of AI technologies to mitigate issues like bias, misinformation, and privacy concerns. Practical case studies and real-world examples are included to illustrate how NLP is applied in various sectors, including healthcare, finance, and customer service.This book is an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and industry professionals seeking to understand the foundational concepts, cutting-edge advancements, and broader implications of NLP, equipping them with the knowledge to innovate and apply these technologies effectively in their respective fields.