Rai finished reading The Planck Dive by Greg Egan
"The Planck Dive" is a science fiction novelette by Australian writer Greg Egan, published in …
(finished reading sometime earlier in 2022, didn't import the date correctly from goodreads)
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Rai rated The Planck Dive: 4 stars
Greg Egan: The Planck Dive (1998)
The Planck Dive by Greg Egan
"The Planck Dive" is a science fiction novelette by Australian writer Greg Egan, published in 1998. It was nominated for …
Rai reviewed The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian
Review of 'The Alignment Problem' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Good review of the field if you're not yet informed much about AI safety. More weighted towards short-term AI safety/governance, less towards far future / strong AGI. Lots of referenced papers that I plan to read up on.
Rai reviewed Human compatible by Stuart J. Russell
"In the popular imagination, superhuman artificial intelligence is an approaching tidal wave that threatens not …
Review of 'Human Compatible : Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Not much new info over Superintelligence and The Alignment Problem, but Russel's take is still reasonably promising
Rai rated Three Worlds Collide: 4 stars
Rai rated Quarantine: 4 stars
Quarantine by Greg Egan
In 2034, the stars went out. An unknown agency surrounded the solar system with an impenetrable barrier, concealing the universe …
Rai reviewed The Precipice by Toby Ord
'Splendid . . . The Precipice is a powerful book, written with a philosopher's eye …
Review of 'The Precipice' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Not that much new if you're already familiar with x risk literature / longtermism.
Rai rated The Name of the Wind: 4 stars
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
"The tale of Kvothe, from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan …
Rai rated The Name of the Wind: 5 stars
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
My name is Kvothe.
I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. …
Rai rated The five invitations: 5 stars
The five invitations by Frank Ostaseski
"Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart and we cannot truly live unless we are …
Rai rated You are not a gadget: 3 stars
Rai rated Gifts Differing: 4 stars
Gifts Differing by Isabel Briggs Myers
From back cover: Gifts Differing has helped to define our understanding of personality. Written by the creator of the Myers-Briggs …