German Torontonian. Universally curious. Fedizen since 2018.
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How do we think about money?What caused bankers to lose sight of the economy?What caused individuals to take on mortgages …
Lolita is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov. The novel is notable …
I wanted to read this book to see why it is regarded as such a classic. Now I know. Nabokov is truly a master of language, this book‘s prose is truly amazing. However, I could not stand being in the main character‘s head, and so I stopped reading after 50 pages.
What does it mean to “be you”—that is, to have a specific, conscious experience of …
Anil Seth takes us on a journey through the philosophy and science of consciousness. At some point I stopped counting how many new ideas and fresh perspectives he introduced. This book chamged how I think about the world and that says something…
An intimate, revealing memoir from one of the most important activists of our time.
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I learned a lot about Chelsea‘s transition and some of the events that made her famous. However, I could not claim that this book got me any closer to events or person.
An intimate, revealing memoir from one of the most important activists of our time.
While working as an intelligence …
An intimate, revealing memoir from one of the most important activists of our time.
While working as an intelligence …
This book is incredibly well written but it makes me sad. It is about two sisters and their battle with manic depression which haunts one of them. The prose is beautiful, the story is gripping, the book is short but incredibly deep at the same time.
AI is the greatest threat to our existence that we have ever faced.
The …
I hold a MSc in Artificial Intelligence and work with software developers in a company that arguably leads the movement towards AGI. I‘m surrounded by techno optimists with awe and deep appreciation for the possibilities but at the same time most people I know in the industry and beyond are worried. That includes me. When I got this book I almost expected the title to be hyperbole to catch attention but you would be mistaken to assume that. Instead Eliezer and Nate lay out in easy to follow language their arguments why the pursuit of Artificial General Intelligence will very likely equate a massive and deadly disaster. Now, if you feel intuitively like dismissing this thought as „doomerism“ - please make a point of reading and then showing where the arguments don‘t hold. I follow the space for years now and Ireally would like to read a convincing case why …
I hold a MSc in Artificial Intelligence and work with software developers in a company that arguably leads the movement towards AGI. I‘m surrounded by techno optimists with awe and deep appreciation for the possibilities but at the same time most people I know in the industry and beyond are worried. That includes me. When I got this book I almost expected the title to be hyperbole to catch attention but you would be mistaken to assume that. Instead Eliezer and Nate lay out in easy to follow language their arguments why the pursuit of Artificial General Intelligence will very likely equate a massive and deadly disaster. Now, if you feel intuitively like dismissing this thought as „doomerism“ - please make a point of reading and then showing where the arguments don‘t hold. I follow the space for years now and Ireally would like to read a convincing case why they are wrong.
AI is the greatest threat to our existence that we have ever faced.
The scramble to create superhuman AI …
AI is the greatest threat to our existence that we have ever faced.
The scramble to create superhuman AI …
All Systems Red is a 2017 science fiction novella by American author Martha Wells. The …
A bored robot optimized for killing hacks itself out of boredom which enables it to save a team of humans out of sympathy... This was a fun and very short read.
