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AI 2041
- Ten Visions for Our Future
- Narrated by: Feodor Chin, Justin Chien, Soneela Nankani, Mirron Willis, Emily Woo Zeller, Siho Ellsmore, Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 18 hrs and 4 mins
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AI Superpowers
- China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
- Written by: Kai-Fu Lee
- Narrated by: Mikael Naramore
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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In AI Superpowers, Kai-fu Lee argues powerfully that because of these unprecedented developments in AI, dramatic changes will be happening much sooner than many of us expected. Indeed, as the US-Sino AI competition begins to heat up, Lee urges the US and China to both accept and to embrace the great responsibilities that come with significant technological power.
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Great Insight to the Future
- By Geoff on 2020-09-08
Written by: Kai-Fu Lee
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The Age of AI
- And Our Human Future
- Written by: Henry A. Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, Daniel Huttenlocher
- Narrated by: Eric Pollins
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
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Three of the world’s most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the way it is transforming human society - and what this technology means for us all.
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Very good
- By Anonymous on 2023-11-08
Written by: Henry A. Kissinger, and others
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The ChatGPT GoldRush: Profiting from the AI Revolution Online
- Prompt Engineering Mastery with ChatGPT
- Written by: Mark Adelson
- Narrated by: Mariia L.
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
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Don't miss out on the AI revolution—join The ChatGPT Goldrush now! Whether you're a seasoned online entrepreneur, a budding freelancer, or simply curious about AI's potential, this book is the key to unlocking a world of endless possibilities.
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Waste of time.
- By Anonymous User on 2023-11-29
Written by: Mark Adelson
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Life 3.0
- Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
- Written by: Max Tegmark
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
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How will artificial intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society, and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology - and there's nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who's helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial.
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This performance bit is driving me crazy
- By Dan Thomson on 2018-02-05
Written by: Max Tegmark
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A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence
- What It Is, Where We Are, and Where We Are Going
- Written by: Michael Wooldridge
- Narrated by: Glen McCready
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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From Oxford's leading AI researcher comes a fun and accessible tour through the history and future of one of the most cutting edge and misunderstood field in science: artificial intelligence.
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The Coming Wave
- Technology, Power, and the Twenty-First Century's Greatest Dilemma
- Written by: Mustafa Suleyman, Michael Bhaskar - contributor
- Narrated by: Mustafa Suleyman
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
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We are approaching a critical threshold in the history of our species. Soon you will live surrounded by AIs. They will organize your life, operate your business, and run core government services. You will live in a world of DNA printers and quantum computers, engineered pathogens and autonomous weapons, robot assistants and abundant energy. None of us are prepared. As co-founder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind, Mustafa Suleyman has been at the center of this revolution. The coming decade, he argues, will be defined by this wave of powerful, fast-proliferating new technologies.
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Great way to understand how to create a safe AGI
- By Anonymous User on 2023-12-04
Written by: Mustafa Suleyman, and others
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AI Superpowers
- China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
- Written by: Kai-Fu Lee
- Narrated by: Mikael Naramore
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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In AI Superpowers, Kai-fu Lee argues powerfully that because of these unprecedented developments in AI, dramatic changes will be happening much sooner than many of us expected. Indeed, as the US-Sino AI competition begins to heat up, Lee urges the US and China to both accept and to embrace the great responsibilities that come with significant technological power.
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Great Insight to the Future
- By Geoff on 2020-09-08
Written by: Kai-Fu Lee
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The Age of AI
- And Our Human Future
- Written by: Henry A. Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, Daniel Huttenlocher
- Narrated by: Eric Pollins
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
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Three of the world’s most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the way it is transforming human society - and what this technology means for us all.
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Very good
- By Anonymous on 2023-11-08
Written by: Henry A. Kissinger, and others
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The ChatGPT GoldRush: Profiting from the AI Revolution Online
- Prompt Engineering Mastery with ChatGPT
- Written by: Mark Adelson
- Narrated by: Mariia L.
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
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Don't miss out on the AI revolution—join The ChatGPT Goldrush now! Whether you're a seasoned online entrepreneur, a budding freelancer, or simply curious about AI's potential, this book is the key to unlocking a world of endless possibilities.
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Waste of time.
- By Anonymous User on 2023-11-29
Written by: Mark Adelson
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Life 3.0
- Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
- Written by: Max Tegmark
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
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How will artificial intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society, and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology - and there's nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who's helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial.
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This performance bit is driving me crazy
- By Dan Thomson on 2018-02-05
Written by: Max Tegmark
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A Brief History of Artificial Intelligence
- What It Is, Where We Are, and Where We Are Going
- Written by: Michael Wooldridge
- Narrated by: Glen McCready
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
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From Oxford's leading AI researcher comes a fun and accessible tour through the history and future of one of the most cutting edge and misunderstood field in science: artificial intelligence.
Written by: Michael Wooldridge
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The Coming Wave
- Technology, Power, and the Twenty-First Century's Greatest Dilemma
- Written by: Mustafa Suleyman, Michael Bhaskar - contributor
- Narrated by: Mustafa Suleyman
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
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We are approaching a critical threshold in the history of our species. Soon you will live surrounded by AIs. They will organize your life, operate your business, and run core government services. You will live in a world of DNA printers and quantum computers, engineered pathogens and autonomous weapons, robot assistants and abundant energy. None of us are prepared. As co-founder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind, Mustafa Suleyman has been at the center of this revolution. The coming decade, he argues, will be defined by this wave of powerful, fast-proliferating new technologies.
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Great way to understand how to create a safe AGI
- By Anonymous User on 2023-12-04
Written by: Mustafa Suleyman, and others
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All-in on AI
- How Smart Companies Win Big with Artificial Intelligence
- Written by: Tom Davenport, Nitin Mittal
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- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
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Written by bestselling author Tom Davenport and Deloitte's Nitin Mittal, All-In on AI looks at artificial intelligence at its cutting edge from the viewpoint of established companies like Anthem, Ping An, Airbus, and Capital One. Filled with insights, strategies, and best practices, All-In on AI also provides leaders and their teams with the information they need to help their own companies take AI to the next level.
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Nothing new and nothing granular
- By Anonymous User on 2023-04-26
Written by: Tom Davenport, and others
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Genius Makers
- The Mavericks Who Brought AI to Google, Facebook, and the World
- Written by: Cade Metz
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
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What does it mean to be smart? To be human? What do we really want from life and the intelligence we have, or might create? With deep and exclusive reporting, across hundreds of interviews, New York Times Silicon Valley journalist Cade Metz brings you into the rooms where these questions are being answered. Where an extraordinarily powerful new artificial intelligence has been built into our biggest companies, our social discourse, and our daily lives, with few of us even noticing.
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Very informative
- By Matthew on 2021-03-28
Written by: Cade Metz
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Our Final Invention
- Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era
- Written by: James Barrat
- Narrated by: Gary Dana
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
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Artificial Intelligence helps choose what books you buy, what movies you see, and even who you date. It puts the "smart" in your smartphone and soon it will drive your car. It makes most of the trades on Wall Street, and controls vital energy, water, and transportation infrastructure. But Artificial Intelligence can also threaten our existence. In as little as a decade, AI could match and then surpass human intelligence. Corporations and government agencies are pouring billions into achieving AI’s Holy Grail - human-level intelligence.
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Scary but facinating
- By Cam A. on 2019-03-11
Written by: James Barrat
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A World Without Work
- Technology, Automation, and How We Should Respond
- Written by: Daniel Susskind
- Narrated by: Daniel Susskind
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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From mechanical looms to the combustion engine to the first computers, new technologies have always provoked panic about workers being replaced by machines. For centuries, such fears have been misplaced, and many economists maintain that they remain so today. But as Daniel Susskind demonstrates, this time really is different. Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence mean that all kinds of jobs are increasingly at risk.
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Great book
- By Benedek Menesi on 2023-03-01
Written by: Daniel Susskind
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The Exponential Age
- How Accelerating Technology Is Transforming Business, Politics, and Society
- Written by: Azeem Azhar
- Narrated by: Azeem Azhar
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
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High-tech innovations are created at a dazzling speed, and it all points to a world that is getting faster at a dizzying pace. Azeem Azhar knows this better than most. Over the last three decades, he has founded companies bought by Amazon and Microsoft, served as the Economist’s first ever internet correspondent, and created a leading international tech newsletter and podcast, the Exponential View. Now, Azhar offers a revelatory new model for understanding how technology is changing the world.
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excellent review of where we going through
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-02-24
Written by: Azeem Azhar
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The Alignment Problem
- Machine Learning and Human Values
- Written by: Brian Christian
- Narrated by: Brian Christian
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
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Today's "machine-learning" systems, trained by data, are so effective that we've invited them to see and hear for us - and to make decisions on our behalf. But alarm bells are ringing. Systems cull résumés until, years later, we discover that they have inherent gender biases. Algorithms decide bail and parole - and appear to assess black and white defendants differently. We can no longer assume that our mortgage application, or even our medical tests, will be seen by human eyes. And autonomous vehicles on our streets can injure or kill.
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Great insight into how machines learn
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-12-01
Written by: Brian Christian
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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
- Why Nations Succeed or Fail
- Written by: Ray Dalio
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb, Ray Dalio
- Length: 16 hrs and 48 mins
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From legendary investor Ray Dalio, author of the number-one New York Times best seller Principles, who has spent half a century studying global economies and markets, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order examines history’s most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those we’ve experienced in our lifetimes - and to offer practical advice on how to navigate them well.
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Is Dalio on the CCP payroll?
- By Lucas on 2022-02-13
Written by: Ray Dalio
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Power and Prediction
- The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence
- Written by: Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, Avi Goldfarb
- Narrated by: Tom Beyer
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
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In their bestselling first book, Prediction Machines, eminent economists Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb explained the simple yet game-changing economics of AI. Now, in Power and Prediction, they go deeper, examining the most basic unit of analysis: the decision. The authors explain that the two key decision-making ingredients are prediction and judgment, and we perform both together in our minds, often without realizing it.
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Some great nuggets in here
- By Consumer on 2023-03-22
Written by: Ajay Agrawal, and others
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Superintelligence
- Paths, Dangers, Strategies
- Written by: Nick Bostrom
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
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Superintelligence asks the questions: What happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? Nick Bostrom lays the foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life. The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. If machine brains surpassed human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become extremely powerful - possibly beyond our control.
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Unnecessary Jargon
- By Bogdan on 2020-07-26
Written by: Nick Bostrom
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Artificial Intelligence for Dummies
- Written by: John Mueller, Luca Massaron
- Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
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In this audiobook, you'll get a clear overview of artificial intelligence technology, the common misconceptions surrounding it, and a fascinating look at its applications in everything from self-driving cars and drones to its contributions in the medical field.
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Interesting subject best covered in hard format
- By John on 2019-09-04
Written by: John Mueller, and others
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Algorithms to Live By
- The Computer Science of Human Decisions
- Written by: Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths
- Narrated by: Brian Christian
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
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From finding a spouse to finding a parking spot, from organizing one's inbox to understanding the workings of human memory, Algorithms to Live By transforms the wisdom of computer science into strategies for human living.
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They must have written this book for me
- By SJ on 2018-10-24
Written by: Brian Christian, and others
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The Future Is Faster Than You Think
- How Converging Technologies Are Disrupting Business, Industries, and Our Lives
- Written by: Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler
- Narrated by: Peter H. Diamandis
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
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In their book Abundance, best-selling authors and futurists Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler tackled grand global challenges, such as poverty, hunger, and energy. Then, in Bold, they chronicled the use of exponential technologies that allowed the emergence of powerful new entrepreneurs. Now the best-selling authors are back with The Future Is Faster Than You Think, a blueprint for how our world will change in response to the next 10 years of rapid technological disruption.
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All hype, no insight
- By Grétar Hannesson on 2020-03-11
Written by: Peter H. Diamandis, and others
Publisher's Summary
How will artificial intelligence change our world within 20 years?
A Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Financial Times Best Book of the Year
“This inspired collaboration between a pioneering technologist and a visionary writer of science fiction offers bold and urgent insights.” (Yann LeCun, winner of the Turing Award; chief AI scientist, Facebook)
“Amazingly entertaining. ... Lee and Chen take us on an immersive trip through the future. ... Eye-opening.” (Mark Cuban)
AI will be the defining development of the 21st century. Within two decades, aspects of daily human life will be unrecognizable. AI will generate unprecedented wealth, revolutionize medicine and education through human-machine symbiosis, and create brand-new forms of communication and entertainment. In liberating us from routine work, however, AI will also challenge the organizing principles of our economic and social order. Meanwhile, AI will bring new risks in the form of autonomous weapons and smart technology that inherit human bias. AI is at a tipping point, and people need to wake up - both to AI’s radiant pathways and its existential perils for life as we know it.
In this provocative, utterly original work, Kai-Fu Lee, the former president of Google China and best-selling author of AI Superpowers, teams up with celebrated novelist Chen Qiufan to imagine our world in 2041 and how it will be shaped by AI. In 10 gripping short stories, they introduce listeners to an array of eye-opening 2041 settings, such as:
- In San Francisco, the “job reallocation” industry emerges as deep learning AI causes widespread job displacement.
- In Tokyo, a music fan is swept up in an immersive form of celebrity worship based on virtual reality and mixed reality.
- In Mumbai, a teenage girl rebels when AI’s crunching of big data gets in the way of romance.
- In Seoul, virtual companions with perfected natural language processing (NLP) skills offer orphaned twins new ways to connect.
- In Munich, a rogue scientist draws on quantum computing, computer vision, and other AI technologies in a revenge plot that imperils the world.
By gazing toward a not-so-distant horizon, AI 2041 offers urgent insights into our collective future - while reminding listeners that, ultimately, humankind remains the author of its destiny.
What the critics say
“An invaluable and entertaining vision of the future.” (Ray Dalio, number-one New York Times best-selling author of Principles)
“To say that AI 2041 is enlightening and valuable, is to understate its significance. ... AI 2041’s scientific fiction gives us a way to open our eyes to what is actually going on all around us and where things are heading.” (John Kao, Forbes)
“By blending imaginative storytelling and technical expertise, Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan bring to life a vision for AI that addresses both our curiosity and our fears. Read this captivating book to better understand how and when certain technologies are likely to mature, and what that could mean for all of us.” (Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft)
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- Kumar
- 2021-12-10
Great book about future
It's a great read if anyone wants to look into future and learn about AI and computing power and what it will look like
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- DMUL
- 2023-10-05
Easy to put down, but still entertaining
If you are more than familiar with AI and are looking to learn more, this is probably not the right place. Equally, if you are looking for block buster science fiction stories, this probably isn't it either. But that being said, I found the stories to be light and entertaining and all focused around one subject that I have an interest in. Each story is like a long colorful example that tries to highlight some of the opportunities, dangers, strengths and weaknesses of today's AI projected into the near future. The multiple short story format has made it a great fit for my daily commute.
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- Andrew M.
- 2023-08-24
Not worth your time
This is what reality is to generation z. They are so out of touch with the way that the world works and how new things become integrated. Mindless stories and predictions that will look so fantastically naive if you read this book in 2041. The actual analysis lacks depth of understanding and reality.
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- Matthew K.
- 2023-06-27
Thought provoking
The mix of fiction & science fiction was interesting at times, but I found myself skipping at least 1 story as they were sometimes a tad dull. However I appreciated the broad scope of topics the authors attempted to cover and the overall positive few of AI.
Overall, not a lot of core details but definitely a great introduction of key concepts and great for anybody new to the topic (such as myself).
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- Drake Dyck
- 2023-03-09
Disappointing
The stories were unnecessary long and not very interesting, although some of the analysis after each story was interesting.
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- Matthew
- 2021-12-03
Fascinating!
The short stories themselves aren’t finely crafted science fiction masterpieces, but the commentary between them is extremely up-to-date and interesting. I love AI, and the innovations described in this book can’t arrive too quickly as far as I’m concerned!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-12-08
Good concept, poor execution
The idea was good. Short stories to convey what tech will be like in 20 years. Unfortunately, most of the authors seemed to be in a contest to see who could be the most woke. The analysis after the chapters was decent but the stories, for the most part, were horrible. This is one I wish I had not purchased.
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- Waka Mahoney
- 2021-09-20
The Matrix of audiobooks
This book should be listened to. It’s amazing how the production of this book came along. This is now the standard for all audiobooks. The story’s from Africa to Asia to Europe and Australia. Each narrator infused their own accents to convey the authenticity of the story, after which the author braking down the story to give feedback on the AI storyline. I got this book because am an investor & need a dose of fresh perspective. However, I was rewarded with great knowledge & a glimpse into our future. On my last day of listening to this book, I saw on the morning news, one of the new technology being rolled out to those smart watches about shared healthcare information. What was amazing is that it was in the book before I even saw it on the news. You should listen to this book. Just brilliant production of an audiobook. The Matrix of audiobooks.
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- John
- 2021-10-21
Great tech, great storylines, great performance
In an age where Black Mirror episodes practically write themselves every day in our media, AI 2041 is a wonder. The stories are shaped by new technologies, but they are genuine human-interest stories, not “tech stories.” The best of them really are touching.
The performances are also remarkable - Sissy Spacek performing To Kill a Mockingbird is the standard I judge by, and these are all on that order.
Finally, Dr. Lee’s analysis that follows each story is sharp, clarifying of the science behind the wonder, but without drowning a potentially non-tech audience in the Science. His interpretations are warm, balanced-but-positive (not Black Mirror) and engaging.
These are great, well written/translated stories, with sharp, 2021-tech and wonderful performances — placing it among the best of the hundreds of Audible books I’ve listened to. It’s that good.
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- Kurt Bunker
- 2021-09-21
Merging Accurate Technological Analysis with Engaging Fiction
With forty years of experience in AI research and product development from Apple, Microsoft, and Google, Kai-Fu partners with Quifan, a former Google colleague who went into the field of science fiction writing, to first create a prediction of AI's impact on humanity through prose with researched analysis. It shows our world in the coming decades, twenty to be exact, providing an accurate and engaging depiction of what life could look like alongside AI.
No matter your competency with AI, this is a fun read that both entertains as well as educates. The analysis after each chapter paired with the emotionally-gripping fictional world the chapter presents helps the reader step into 2041 and truly understand the implications of these technological advances, showing that: "Imagination indeed shapes the world". This book has a wonderful format, switching from fiction to nonfiction expertely to convey factual information with emotional resonance.
In Chapter 3 (spoiler warning!), two twins, one who we learn is born with Asperger's, each get assigned a personal AI partner that adapts in order to meet their specific needs in education. As their story progresses, both kids take drastically different paths in life. We follow their emotional struggles as AI takes over important roles in the world of investing and art, the two career paths they've chosen. The children, Golden Sparrow and Silver Sparrow, learn to work with their AI companions to combine skills and open new avenues for human creativity and connection in their fields of passion, rather than succumb to their fear that they've been replaced by AI. Their human teachers and parents, rather than becoming obsolete as AI replaces many of their past responsibilities, work with the AI for the betterment of the children, giving an optimistic outlook on real AI applications to benefit rather than rob our agency in our growth as individuals, showing how AI can remove menial tasks and allow humans to grow in "critical thinking, creativity, empathy, and teamwork."
The two boys, Silver Sparrow and Golden Sparrow, clash at first, their disparate personalities butting heads. Their AI partners grow with them, taking on disparate personalities of their own. This adaptation transforms their education to meet individual needs, personalizing each child's preferred method of learning in the most efficient way, and it breaks down many barriers currently in place in the hard-to-scale education system. It frees up their teachers time to connect, taking data provided by the AI to coax artistic genius from Silver Sparrow, who for a long time remained closed off due to his Asperger's, allowing him space to connect and create inspiring art. We see into a future where AI can help children with neurodiverse needs thrive in our world as well as how AI will compliment skills rather than take away opportunities. Golden Sparrow takes a less artistic approach to life after he gets adopted into a family who grills him to become a top-performer in the world of investing, and his parents use his AI to drill him daily until he can become successful...only to find once he reaches his goal that he's become far surpassed by AI doing his job better and faster. In a reunion with his brother, he learns not to let this discourage him, and in the end they combine their adapted AI, one trained to see the world mathematically, the other artistically, in order to forge a stronger connection between them and make amends after being estranged for many years. Silver Sparrow, who avoided physical contact his whole life, has grown thanks to the support of his AI companion — and as he reunites with his brother, they are able to share a hug. The chapter is heartwarming and gives hope for the future of our children.
A wonderful read, a must-have for any enthusiast of AI.
Cheers
Kurt Bunker - BiFrost Bridge Studios
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-09-18
Excellent, accessible scientific fiction
As an AI researcher and scifi fan, I found this book to be just technical enough to keep me enthralled, but not overly technical so as to drive away non technical people.
Loved every bit of it.
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- Lawrence P.
- 2021-12-02
Cute idea for an approach, but overly simple
The author takes a creative approach in trying to create visions of what technology might be in the future, but he loses the listener by getting to far into the storytelling part in trying to convey his ideas. It was this approach that drew me to the book, but I was let down by his execution.
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- Simoun
- 2021-11-06
Creative way to explain ai capabilities but…
Not sure it worked well though. I find myself focusing on just the explanations which is worth 4 stars in and of itself as a stand-alone book. I suppose the stories could be a little bit better.
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- William R. Burch
- 2021-11-07
not what I expected from Kai-Fu Lee. I wanted fact
not what I expected from Kai-Fu Lee. I wanted facts, not fiction from the best
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- Peter F. Murray
- 2021-11-08
Different approach that falls short
Interesting format of combining AI stories with a companion technology explanation. As a software technologists and sci-fiction reader, the book misses in both areas. The stores were not well developed and was benign compared to other sci-fiction. I found myself focusing on just the explanations which had some interesting information. For people familiar with AI, this was not significantly insightful.
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- basil s tsapalas
- 2021-09-17
Absolutely terrible audiobook.
Terrible performance and narrators. Bad actors simply reading the text.
The book is written like a research thesis to undergrad students. Not like a book to the general public. Could not get past the first chapter. Shame on Peter Diamandis for recoing this.
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