Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

by Max Tegmark

Paperback, 384 pages

English language

Published May 7, 2018 by Penguin Group.

ISBN:: 978-0-14-198180-2

(36 reviews)

AI is the future - but what will that future look like? Will superhuman intelligence be our slave, or become our god?

Taking us to the heart of the latest thinking about AI, Max Tegmark, the MIT professor whose work has helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial, separates myths from reality, utopias from dystopias, to explore the next phase of our existence.

How can we grow our prosperity through automation, without leaving people lacking income or purpose? How can we ensure that future AI systems do what we want without crashing, malfunctioning or getting hacked? Should we fear an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons? Will AI help life flourish as never before, or will machines eventually outsmart us at all tasks, and even, perhaps, replace us altogether?

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katsylver reviewed Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Max Tegmark

Review of 'Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

I've been looking forward to this book & when I finally got it in my hot little hands, I absolutely devoured it.

Call it the need for instant gratification but I loved the intense spice right out of the gate. sWitch is no one-and-done either, it was hot all the way through. Generally, the fuckboi personality doesn't appeal to me but Remy hits just the right note. Especially paired with Fauna's sweetness. The two are electric together.

While the spice is on point, the backstory had me seriously guessing for so long. Finding books that keep me on my toes like that are few & far between. Let's hear it for multifaceted relationships that change and grow through the book.

Altogether, sWitch was easily some of the most fun I've had reading in a while. It gets released tomorrow so make sure to grab your copy. I am buying a …

I've been looking forward to this book & when I finally got it in my hot little hands, I absolutely devoured it.
Call it the need for instant gratification but I loved the intense spice right out of the gate. sWitch is no one-and-done either, it was hot all the way through. Generally, the fuckboi personality doesn't appeal to me but Remy hits just the right note. Especially paired with Fauna's sweetness. The two are electric together.
While the spice is on point, the backstory had me seriously guessing for so long. Finding books that keep me on my toes like that are few & far between. Let's hear it for multifaceted relationships that change and grow through the book.
Altogether, sWitch was easily some of the most fun I've had reading in a while. It gets released tomorrow so make sure to grab your copy. I am buying a copy myself just so I can read it aloud to my wife. ;)
Thank so much to the author, Kat Blackthorne for sending me an ARC!

Cheri reviewed Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark

Review of 'Life 3.0' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

Exactly what I've come to expect from these authors. Perfect for what I was looking for.

Cheri reviewed Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark

Review of 'Life 3.0' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

I absolutely loved the story. The chemistry between Gianna and Riley was smoking and the intimate scenes were scorching. I spent all weekend reading this long book and hated that it ended. I would have loved more in the current day for an epilogue but it wasn't a deal breaker, of course.

So why only 4 stars instead of the five? The lack of proper editing/proofreading. Seriously, the commas were OUT OF CONTROL. Also uses of incorrect words: admittance is not the same as admission, for example. If there were even half the editing issues, I still would have rounded up to five because the emotion and depth of the characters was absolutely wonderful. I loved it so much. I loved Gianna and Riley so much. Especially Gianna.

Cheri reviewed Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark

Review of 'Life 3.0' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

I've been eagerly awaiting the newest Cheyenne Blue book and dove right in once I got my hands on the ARC.

You can read the blurb to find out all the details so I'm going to jump right into what I loved and a little of what didn't quite work for me.

I think the biggest thing I loved was the country. The clear love letter Cheyenne Blue writes to the outback. She made me want to pack up and move. In another life, I could have been Jenna and been completely happy. I'm from the American mid-west and absolutely live for my time in the forests and near lakes and rivers and streams. But I also lived in Arizona and loved the desert. The outdoors is where I want to spend my time - even though I now spend way too much time indoors...

Jenna and her love of the land was my number one favorite part of the book. I did connect with Hayley, too. Ms. Blue did a great job of capturing her awkwardness and insecurity and desire to work hard. The way she related to the others at the station felt genuine and I enjoyed being a fly on the wall (along with loads of other flies, apparently.)

There were a couple of things that kept Switcheroo from being a 5-star book for me. One is small but it kept pulling me out of the story. Hayley's NY slang... Word, wack, and hip are slang we used in the 90s and are among those my 19 year-old son teases me for saying. Maybe they've made a resurgence in NY though. The use of "yeah, nah" and "nah, yeah" didn't feel right in more serious conversations. And I have no idea what "dead ass" means. I couldn't figure it out from context. I totally get using slang to help cement her character as a NYC woman but in some of the scenes, it held me back from connecting and staying in the story.

The other thing that I had trouble with was feeling the chemistry between Jenna and Hayley. I loved them both and I wanted them together but I just never felt that sexual connection between them.

I still definitely recommend Switcheroo. It reminded me a lot of Susan X. Meagher's [b:Almost Heaven|15850730|Almost Heaven|Susan X. Meagher|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347984810l/15850730.SY75.jpg|21597469]. Meagher made me fall in love with the land and people of West Virginia just as much as Blue made me fall in love with Queensland outback and Ghost Gum Station. The fish-out-of-water trope was well done in both books, too, come to think of it...

Switcheroo is another win for Cheyenne Blue in my book. A big thanks to her, Ylva, and NetGalley for the ARC. I appreciate it!

Sunshine4you reviewed Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Max Tegmark

Review of 'Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

I read the Advanced Reader Copy and I loved it! A group of adventurous friends have a fabulously fun romp through the galaxy fighting bad guys, visiting queer bars, making friends and trying to prevent a galactic disaster! This book has excitement, positive queer representation and ends on a nail biting cliff hanger. I can't wait to read the next in the series!

geirertzgaard reviewed Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Max Tegmark

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3 stars

I disse KI-tider ga jeg OpenAi noen stikkord for å skrive min vurdering av denne boken, og her er det jeg fikk maskinen til å skrive. Ganske dekkende syns jeg.

Life 3.0" av Max Tegmark utforsker fire sentrale aspekter:

1. Tankesettet til Musk og Bezos: >Tankesettet til visionære som Elon Musk og Jeff Bezos, som er drevet av megalomane visjoner og teknologiske ambisjoner, reflekterer ideene presentert i boken. Den hevder at de ser potensialet i kunstig intelligens (AI) som et verktøy for å transformere menneskeheten og utforske nye fronter, som rommet.

2. Etiske implikasjoner av AI: Tegmark fremhever betydningen av å reflektere over etikk i forhold til AI. Boken peker på de kortsiktige og langsiktige etiske utfordringene knyttet til utviklingen av sterke AI-systemer som kan påvirke samfunnet, økonomien og individuell frihet. Den utfordrer leserne til å tenke grundig gjennom konsekvensene av å gi AI styring over avgjørelser som påvirker mennesker. Dette gjelder spesielt spørsmlet om KI kan gå amok, og hvordan vi skal sikre en god utvikling, og ikke en hacket utvikling.

3. Fokus på fjerne fremtider: En av kritikkene mot boken er dens tendens til å utforske svært fjerne fremtidsutsikter, inkludert eksistensen av avanserte sivilisasjoner og kunstige livsformer mange milliarder år frem i tid. Dette kan oppleves som lite praktisk eller relevant for de som søker mer umiddelbare innsikter og løsninger for dagens teknologiske utfordringer.

4. For de med en forkjærlighet for sci-fi og kosmisk perspektiv: "Life 3.0" appellerer sterkest til de med en fascinasjon for kosmiske visjoner og science fiction. Den tar leserne med på en reise som utforsker muligheten for intelligent liv i universet og avanserte sivilisasjoner i fjerne galakser, noe som kan virke avskrekkende for de som søker praktiske og jordnære perspektiver på AI.

Samlet sett, "Life 3.0" gir et komplekst bilde av kunstig intelligens og dets potensielle innvirkning på fremtiden. Den appellerer spesielt til de med store tanker om universet og de langsiktige implikasjonene av teknologisk utvikling, men kan virke mindre nyttig for de som ønsker å adressere mer umiddelbare og konkrete utfordringer knyttet til AI.

Vel, dette var kanskje ikke helt dekkende, det var mye snakk om KI-entiteter på størrelse med solsystemer, eller til og med én stor galaktisk KI med full kontroll over materien. Jaja, sært og fjern, men likevel en mulighet, skal jeg tro Tegmark. Tror nerder liker dette, men for vanlige folk som har nok med å bevare jobbene sine i kampen mot selvskrivende datamaskiner, så er dette kanskje feil bok.

Cheri reviewed Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark

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No rating

DNFing this one.

I'm so disappointed with this book. The first thing that struck me is how incredibly unbelievable the evil men are. Over the top. And the whole Southern culture thing seems like it belongs in the 1950s. I'm not from the south so I can only assume but it was cringe worthy.

The biggest issue is the use of wrong words and made up words. Regress is not the same as repress. There are loads of examples but that's the last one I read before tossing my phone and giving up.

I usually check the 1-star reviews to see if the issues have to do with use of the English language and editing but I didn't this time and it cost me time and money. I picked up The Senator's Wife on sale on Audible and am stuck with it now. And then to find out that this …