AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
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Summary
Dr。 Kai-Fu Lee—one of the world’s most respected experts on AI and China—reveals that China has suddenly caught up to the US at an astonishingly rapid and unexpected pace。
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。
Most experts already say that AI will have a devastating impact on blue-collar jobs。 But Lee predicts that Chinese and American AI will have a strong impact on white-collar jobs as well。 Is universal basic income the solution？ In Lee’s opinion， probably not。 But he provides a clear description of which jobs will be affected and how soon， which jobs can be enhanced with AI， and most importantly， how we can provide solutions to some of the most profound changes in human history that are coming soon。
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。
Most experts already say that AI will have a devastating impact on blue-collar jobs。 But Lee predicts that Chinese and American AI will have a strong impact on white-collar jobs as well。 Is universal basic income the solution？ In Lee’s opinion， probably not。 But he provides a clear description of which jobs will be affected and how soon， which jobs can be enhanced with AI， and most importantly， how we can provide solutions to some of the most profound changes in human history that are coming soon。
Reviews
Santiago Alvarez T
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Maybe the best book I've ever read。 Kai-Fu discusses many interesting things about AI， and as a real expert， explains them to you in a way you understand them easily。 Even though there are some bad things AI will bring to the world， Kai-Fu makes a lot of statements to calm us and have hope about our future （unlike Yuval Harari in Homo Deus， which stresses you about the horrible future that we will embrace with machines）。 This book is for everyone， and I would say it is a must read for the young Maybe the best book I've ever read。 Kai-Fu discusses many interesting things about AI， and as a real expert， explains them to you in a way you understand them easily。 Even though there are some bad things AI will bring to the world， Kai-Fu makes a lot of statements to calm us and have hope about our future （unlike Yuval Harari in Homo Deus， which stresses you about the horrible future that we will embrace with machines）。 This book is for everyone， and I would say it is a must read for the young generations。 。。。more
Sean
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The summary of the book is pretty much in the title。 It provides the current landscape of AI field。 With the most important points being how AI is the 4th Industrial Revolution， where China and the US stand in the AI field respectively， what will happen as AI becomes more prevalent across industries and how we can learn to live in a world dominated by AI。I think the best part about the book was Kai-Fu Lee’s descriptions of the current scope of AI。 His knowledge in the field is truly on display h The summary of the book is pretty much in the title。 It provides the current landscape of AI field。 With the most important points being how AI is the 4th Industrial Revolution， where China and the US stand in the AI field respectively， what will happen as AI becomes more prevalent across industries and how we can learn to live in a world dominated by AI。I think the best part about the book was Kai-Fu Lee’s descriptions of the current scope of AI。 His knowledge in the field is truly on display here， providing an excellent analysis of the current and future situation of AI， especially in China。What irked me the most was how egoistic his writing was in certain cases。 I definitely can’t argue against him being a giant in the industry。 But if he’s such a giant in the industry， is it truly necessary to mention all your accomplishments？ Would Steve Jobs be bragging about himself in his book？ Maybe so。 I guess it’s important to mention the achievements he accomplished。 But， although I can give a pass to his accomplishments， I can’t help but be annoyed when he says things like thousands of students call him “teacher” and shit like that。 His passage on his experience with cancer was definitely touching， albeit a bit cheesy。 He tries to link his experience with that of how humanity and live with AI。 I find this link a bit forced。 It was quite a weird turn， with the book suddenly being obsessed with human emotions and love and shit。 I thought it was quite unfitting to be honest。 His solution to living with AI also wasn’t as satisfying as I wanted it to be。Overall， I feel like the book does an excellent job in giving the user an understanding about the current state of the field of AI as well as how its developments will affect our society。 I think him suddenly bringing in his autobiography was kind of random。 It was especially during this portion in which he started to repeat his points， making it frustrating to read。 But， the good parts were good and I respect that。 。。。more
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Javier Panduro
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I came in looking for a book about AI， and it ended up having some life lessons。 I really recommend it。
Nguyen Le
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First few chapters are quite insightful。 The last few focus on conjecturing about the future。 However， it is too filled with the author's bias view First few chapters are quite insightful。 The last few focus on conjecturing about the future。 However， it is too filled with the author's bias view 。。。more
Nguyễn Quốc Nam
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Các siêu cường AI， đây chắc chắn là Trung Quốc và Hoa Kỳ。Tác giả là người Trung Quốc， ông đã có thời gian làm giám đốc Google Trung Quốc， và là 1 chuyên gia trong lĩnh vực AI nên e có một sự hiểu biết sâu sắc về AI hiện nay và có dự đoán 1 phần về AI trong thời gian tớiThời khắc Sputnik của Trung Quốc là khi máy tính đánh bại kỳ thủ cờ vây số 1 thế giới， điều đó làm cho cả xã hội Trung Quốc bất ngờ và các giới doanh nhân， đầu tư chú ý đến con đường nàyKhông thể không biết đến Trung Quốc với hình Các siêu cường AI， đây chắc chắn là Trung Quốc và Hoa Kỳ。Tác giả là người Trung Quốc， ông đã có thời gian làm giám đốc Google Trung Quốc， và là 1 chuyên gia trong lĩnh vực AI nên e có một sự hiểu biết sâu sắc về AI hiện nay và có dự đoán 1 phần về AI trong thời gian tớiThời khắc Sputnik của Trung Quốc là khi máy tính đánh bại kỳ thủ cờ vây số 1 thế giới， điều đó làm cho cả xã hội Trung Quốc bất ngờ và các giới doanh nhân， đầu tư chú ý đến con đường nàyKhông thể không biết đến Trung Quốc với hình ảnh là một đất nước sao chép lại các tiến bộ KHKT và nhiều thứ khác trên thế giới hiện nay。 Tuy nhiên khi Châu Âu đi đầu thì Mỹ cũng đã từng sao chép vô tội vạ như vậy。 Nhưng điều khác biệt ở đây là Trung Quốc tạo ra một môi trường cạnh tranh khốc liệt giữa các doanh nghiệp sao chép từ đó tạo ra các chiến binh kinh doanhĐiều khác biệt giữa AI ở Trung Quốc và Hoa Kỳ là Hoa Kỳ để cho các doanh nghiệp tự vật lộn， họ quan niệm là để thị trường quyết định còn chính phủ Trung Quốc thì họ kích thích người dân bằng cách đưa cho họ vốn， lỗ chính phủ chịu cùng còn lãi thì họ chỉ lấy 10%， điều đó tạo động lực cho người làm và nhiều người sẽ tham gia vào。 Các doanh nghiệp của TQ cũng sâu sát hơn với thực tế， họ quan sát， đưa ra các hành dộng và theo dõi liên tục。 TQ dựa vào thanh toán di động， một bước đột phá với Wechat， hội tủ các yếu tố để mang thanh toán lan tỏa đến từng ngõ ngách của TQ。AI đã và đanh thay đổi thế giới khi con người mua sắm tiện lợi hơn， các thói quen được ghi nhận， ít lao động chân tay hơn。 Nhưng nó cũng mang lại cảm giác bị người khác theo dõi。 Tương lai nhiều việc làm chân tay và ít tương tác xã hôi sẽ bị mất đi， khoảng 50% việc làm。 Và mở ra những ngành nghề mới như sửa robot sẽ bù lại 25% như vậy tỷ lệ thất nghiệp vẫn còn cao。 Tuy nhiên những ngành nghề đòi hỏi sự sáng tạo và cá nhân hóa thì vẫn tổn tại và an toàn với công việc。 Điều đó cho thấy là chúng ta cần đổi mới và học tập liên tục để chống chọi với cuộc cách mạng nàyThế giới có thể tạo ra 15。7 nghìn tỷ đô AI trong đó Trung Quốc và Hoa Kỳ chiếm 70% cho thấy sự chênh lệch và bất bình đằng trên thế giới sẽ càng ngày càng được nói rộng。Tác giả đã bị ung thư hạch bạch huyết， điều đó làm cho tác giả suy nghĩ nhiều hơn về ý nghĩa cuộc sống。 Vì trước đó ông ấy tối ưu hóa thời gian và năng lực để tạo sự ảnh hưởng nhiều hơn nữa lên xã hội này mà quên mất đi cái quan trọng nhất đối với bản thân là gì。 Đó là tình yêu thương với những người xung quanh， với gia đình và với con người bất kể giai cấp và thứ tựTương lai là khó đoán và tác giả mong muốn là con người hãy là con người với bản tính và tình yêu thương và máy móc vẫn chỉ là máy móc với các thuật toán và sự lạnh lùng， chính xác để hỗ trợ nhau có một tương lai tốt đẹp hơn 。。。more
WannaCry
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الحق که کتاب چرتی بود :）اولا که اصلا در باره هوش مصنوعی نبود درباره سیلیکون ولی هم نبود درباره چین وشنژن بود اسم کتاب از ابر قدرت های هوش مصنوعی باید به چین قراره قدرت هوش مصنوعی بشه تغییر کنهنویسنده فرضیه هاش رو می گفت و دلایل خوبی برای ساپرتشون نمی اوورد کتاب بیشتر یه تبلیقه به نظرمو بدتر از همه اینکه حوصله سر بر و کسل کننده بود ۲ ماه طول کشید بخونم از بس هر دفعه می خواستم بخونم حوصلم سر می رم اینقدر که ۲ فصل اخرشم نخوندمترجمه هم خیلی خوب نبود ولی بدم نبود
Andrew
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 1。Self driving cars are coming before super-intelligent robots。 2。 Automated innovations will contribute to massive job cuts in several countries （including China。） 3。Parties that solicit one of the two AI "superpowers" for technological infrastructure are choosing sides between the two competing nations。 4。 The AI race，cyber-hacking， and "green new deals" are the "cold war" of the 21st Century。 1。Self driving cars are coming before super-intelligent robots。 2。 Automated innovations will contribute to massive job cuts in several countries （including China。） 3。Parties that solicit one of the two AI "superpowers" for technological infrastructure are choosing sides between the two competing nations。 4。 The AI race，cyber-hacking， and "green new deals" are the "cold war" of the 21st Century。 。。。more
Mário Gago
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Kai-Fu tells a lovely story， full of personal perspectives and based on life experiences。 That makes everything more interesting， even if sometimes it feels like it’s biased pro China。 Maybe it is， but even so I’ve learned a lot and enjoyed this book。
Maaja Wentz
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Great read。
Jeff Hoek
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Excellent survey of the AI industry around the world - circa 2018。 I certainly learned a lot。Got a bit preachy towards the end regarding how to address the impact of AI on society， but well intended。
Viet Can Dinh
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1 cuốn sách rất tốt để tìm hiểu về bức tranh tổng quát về AI và các xu hướng ứng dụng của nó。Tác giả là 1 người TQ rất có uy tín và hoạt động lâu năm trong lĩnh vực AI với các công ty Mỹ và TQ。 Điều này giúp ông có sự phân tích khá chi tiết về cách các công ty TQ đã khởi động chậm hơn nhưng đang vượt lên thách thức các công ty Mỹ trong mảng ứng dụng AI。1 cuốn sách giúp bạn hình dung về tương lai với sự thay đổi sâu rộng do ứng dụng của công nghệ AI。
Cassandra Lapalus
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Très bon livre qui se lit rapidement。Bien évidemment， l'auteur n'est pas neutre dans son avis sur le modèle chinois mais reste quand même réaliste par rapport à celui-ci。Ce livre m'a permis de comprendre un peu mieux le marché et la concurrence chinoise qui jusque là ne m'avais jamais vraiment intéressé。 J'ai été stupéfait par la concurrence et la violence qui règne dans le marché chinois。Ce livre m'a permis de me rendre compte de l'ascension phénomènal de la Chine en matière d'intelligence info Très bon livre qui se lit rapidement。Bien évidemment， l'auteur n'est pas neutre dans son avis sur le modèle chinois mais reste quand même réaliste par rapport à celui-ci。Ce livre m'a permis de comprendre un peu mieux le marché et la concurrence chinoise qui jusque là ne m'avais jamais vraiment intéressé。 J'ai été stupéfait par la concurrence et la violence qui règne dans le marché chinois。Ce livre m'a permis de me rendre compte de l'ascension phénomènal de la Chine en matière d'intelligence informatique， bien loin de l'image que certains se font d'une Chine en retard sur la scène internationale。 Je recommande cet ouvrage。 。。。more
Brahm
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Kai-Fu Lee has been working on AI since the early 1980s， academically， at Microsoft and Apple， and was president of Google China until 2009。 Here's a guy who is an expert on AI and China。 Let's go！ Note， despite the very political-sounding title and cover， this book is about AI supremacy in general。 Really no time was spent on politics or military applications of AI。 It was more consumer applications， business， education， etc。 The first 3/4 of this book were SUPER interesting。 The first chapter Kai-Fu Lee has been working on AI since the early 1980s， academically， at Microsoft and Apple， and was president of Google China until 2009。 Here's a guy who is an expert on AI and China。 Let's go！ Note， despite the very political-sounding title and cover， this book is about AI supremacy in general。 Really no time was spent on politics or military applications of AI。 It was more consumer applications， business， education， etc。 The first 3/4 of this book were SUPER interesting。 The first chapter defined AI （in the context of this book， mostly what's called Deep Learning - see Wikipedia。 This is "narrow AI" that's fir for a specific purpose， not "general AI" with true sentience， intelligence， etc。） and outlined China's massive investment in AI。 The next two chapters went back in time and explored China's technology ecosystem and how rapidly it's evolved in the last decade （note， the book was written in 2018）。 Lee outlines some fascinating techno-cultural differences。 For example， the way the app ecosystem in China developed was the app-within-app or "Swiss Army Knife" style: WeChat can be used for everything from chat to groceries to plane tickets to doctor's appointments。 Part of this is user preference， part of this is the speed at which Chinese entrepreneurs build and innovate: "。。。 compared with China's startup scene， [Silicon Valley's] companies look lethargic and lazy" （p43）， so the behemoths like WeChat are forced to constantly add features lest market share be peeled away by up-and-comers。 In some ways the Swiss Army Knife super-app sounds appealing - at least you know it's all going to work together。 Another interesting techno-cultural difference is （or was？ not sure what's changed in 4 years） Chinese like their search results on desktop to open in new windows or tabs， staying "anchored" to the results as kind of a "shopping mall" they can return to。 The meat of the book was very interesting （to an AI noob） but I didn't flag many pages。 Lee articulates how China is either crushing， or about to crush the USA in four waves of AI applications: internet， business， perception （e。g。 machine vision）， and autonomous （e。g。 driverless cars）。 The last quarter of the book was weak。 Lee beats cancer and gets a new lens on life。 Some hokey soul-searching that felt suddenly out of place late in the book， Lee inserted himself into the narrative too abruptly。 Lee realizes love is the true reason for living， not influence， and lamely links this to his career thinking about AI。 The final chapter is Lee's thoughts， warnings， and recommendations for a future filled with AI applications eating away at people's jobs。 He bashes Universal Basic Income as a "magic wand，" making a case that Silicon Valley has a track record of lame quick-fixes like this （"just give everyone money！"） and suggests a "Social Investment Stipend" would be a better societal good。 Interesting idea that I am curious to dig into。 Basically it would be paying a living salary to people doing AI-resistant societal goods: care work， community service， and education。 Good read if you are curious about China through a technological lens and/or AI。 。。。more
Jane Liu
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Very interesting interpretation on the difference between Chinese AI development VS Western AI industries。 Being a well known investor in new tech， Kai-Fu has shared a sneak peek in where AI industries started and grew in China to what we have seen today。 It is a great book， provides interesting points that would make you pause and think a little on how to approach emerging technologies。
Johannes Kröckel
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I have to agree with most of these 3-4 stars reviews。Briefly my impressions:- The facts and trails of thought presented in the book are definitely worth reading。 It is an interesting compilation of information on the development/implications of AI and how to proceed as a people in the future when AI takes over various jobs。- I sometimes felt that information is repeated even with the exact same sequence of words again and again。 Especially， this happens on a chapter level where I often asked mys I have to agree with most of these 3-4 stars reviews。Briefly my impressions:- The facts and trails of thought presented in the book are definitely worth reading。 It is an interesting compilation of information on the development/implications of AI and how to proceed as a people in the future when AI takes over various jobs。- I sometimes felt that information is repeated even with the exact same sequence of words again and again。 Especially， this happens on a chapter level where I often asked myself whether I have or have not read similar statements one/two pages ago already。- Starting with the author’s cancer story in my opinion the quality of the book declined quite rapidly。 While I felt bad about the author in the beginning the writing became more and more self-absorbed。 Good for him that he changed his live for the better。 But sometimes I felt like I’m reading an ad for a religious group。 - After the cancer story the amount of information and especially illustrative examples/stories/cases get less。 They are replaced by references to epiphanies from his cancer story and the pledge that love and compassion is everything。 Though， I like the idea it felt like the book had to be finished no matter what and therefore I get this rubbed in my face with every page。Very brief: Interesting information and trails of thoughts that would have fitted in a report of approx。。 50 pages。 。。。more
Emilio Garcia
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Before declaring how much this book have liked to me， I should start saying that I work now on the area of digital policies design and the two super powers race towards the dominace on digital technology is part of my daily concerns。 However， although I read many articles on the issue this book， particularly in his first part， has been quite iluminating for me。 Because this book is not only one book， but two different books。 The first part is dedicated to explain the differences between the US a Before declaring how much this book have liked to me， I should start saying that I work now on the area of digital policies design and the two super powers race towards the dominace on digital technology is part of my daily concerns。 However， although I read many articles on the issue this book， particularly in his first part， has been quite iluminating for me。 Because this book is not only one book， but two different books。 The first part is dedicated to explain the differences between the US and Chinese digital ecosystems and why these differences has allowed China to catch US on AI development。 The second part is devoted to what will expect from the future unless we govern AI adoption based on humanistic principles。Probably， this kind of book could be writing only by Kai-fu or an expert with a similar profile， someone who has lived the development of Silicon Valley´s tech giants and their failure to capture a relevant audience on the Chinese market。 Although some people may blame this failure on the Chinese government overprotection of their companies， the reality is that the differences on the services development approach between US and Chinese companies was the the key。 While the former have an approach of one product fits for all whatever the market based on a vision， the latter have an approach of taken into consideration the customer needs and the continuous need to change services and products with new features without any immutable concept。 The fierce darwinistic Chinese digital environment， jointly with the unlimited access to data， has allowed the Chinese digital ecosystem catch of the US one。The second part of the book is less surprising if you have read other books on AI policies， particulary the books written by Brynjolffson and McAffee。 The author described why we cannot expect neither a total apocalypsis of jobs nor a mere increase of jobs due to AI adoption。 The main thesys is the need to govern AI adoption and to develop policy measures to build up a future where algorithms and robots develop tasks now developed by human beings。 The different approaches to the Universal Basic Income or the programs to develop new skills for the working place are some of the examples given by the author。To sum up， although the book has been written before the great digital aceleration brought by the COVID19´s pandemic， the book still deserves to be read and its lessons needed to be taken into consideration by policymakers。 Particularly， European polymakers should ask to themselves why Europe ecosystem does not appear any place in the book。 。。。more
Lisa O'Donnell
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On point and really fascinating。
Gaurav Khanna
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Decent readIn certain sections， it is quite gripping and presents good comparatives while in some others， quite philosophical view of role of AI and human evolution。
Nguyễn Hằng
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Super insightful abt the development and situation of AI as well as tech scenes in China。 A dense but captivating read。 Very comfortable writing style that doesn't make you feel like the author is trying to biasedly persuade you。 Super insightful abt the development and situation of AI as well as tech scenes in China。 A dense but captivating read。 Very comfortable writing style that doesn't make you feel like the author is trying to biasedly persuade you。 。。。more
Kamalakkannan Durairaju
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Goodreads 2021 Reading ChallengeThe first half was super informative that traces the rise of Artificial Intelligence in US and China。Rise of Chinese unicorns are a delight to read。 Meituan 😍😍Second half gets too personal in a good way as it traces how he dealt with cancer and his understanding of love and life。 A realistic approach towards job losses that will be incurred by AI algorithms。Though one gripe - He talks a lot about rise of Chinese technology but there is no mention of Uighurs， the s Goodreads 2021 Reading ChallengeThe first half was super informative that traces the rise of Artificial Intelligence in US and China。Rise of Chinese unicorns are a delight to read。 Meituan 😍😍Second half gets too personal in a good way as it traces how he dealt with cancer and his understanding of love and life。 A realistic approach towards job losses that will be incurred by AI algorithms。Though one gripe - He talks a lot about rise of Chinese technology but there is no mention of Uighurs， the same technology used to incarcerate them。。 。。。more
Johann Lilly
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Too late
Herman Brunborg
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China + AI go brrrrr
Sharon
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nice insight into china
Ladyr
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+ Very engaging writing and understandable language， despite complex subject matter。+ Firsthand information from a former AI researcher and developer makes it more trustworthy and believable。- The repetitive ideas scattered throughout the book under the guise of different stories， which will seem unoriginal after a while。 Authors！！！ If your ideas are limited， please refrain from writing a several hundred pages book！ It would not increase your values as a writer， on the contrary… Or do they pay y + Very engaging writing and understandable language， despite complex subject matter。+ Firsthand information from a former AI researcher and developer makes it more trustworthy and believable。- The repetitive ideas scattered throughout the book under the guise of different stories， which will seem unoriginal after a while。 Authors！！！ If your ideas are limited， please refrain from writing a several hundred pages book！ It would not increase your values as a writer， on the contrary… Or do they pay you according to the numbers of pages you write？- Too much focus on China’s entrepreneurs and their inner dealings， which， I think， deviates from the main theme of the book。- I feel like his involvement in funding Chinese high-tech startups might affect his opinions and forms some kind of self-beneficial purpose in writing this book。 For example， it could convince western investors to be more interested in Chinese market， as well as boost the market value of Chinese startups that he is currently investing in。 A kind of very sophisticated advertisement booklet。- The “autobiography” part is irrelevant: we don’t expect a diary from this book， and it doesn’t take a genius or a sage， or facing final stages of cancer to know what should really matter in life。- I don’t agree with the author’s view on UBI （Universal Basic Income）。 Most problems of AI jobs disruptions will be income loss。 Let’s all agree that we need money to survive and prosper， and for most of us， that’s the reason to go to work each morning。 If UBI will be implemented properly， at the level most of us can fulfil our basic needs and save some for other purposes， then UBI will be a success in itself。 We can dedicate our free time to our family and friends， to our hobbies， volunteering activities， even to set up our own small business， if that money will allow。 It will be our “magic wand”。 Only a fool will be moaning about his job loss or his supposed loss of “meaning of life”。 And， let’s face it， without the backing insurance of UBI， nobody would even dream of “volunteering”， if all they could think of is how to bring the meal to the table every day。 Paying a “stipend” for “social contribution” seems to me like another kind of job， meaning you would still have to work to earn money。 What about the people with health problems， aging people， or mothers that just want to take care of her children and her family， instead of working on another kind of job？ I feel like he is taking the position of an entrepreneur who just does not like to give away his money unconditionally… His so called “social investment stipend” would only work well if it was being paid besides UBI， for those who feel the need or have extra time to do some more social services。His basic ideas are the following:1/ USA might be the leader in AI innovations， but China will be the leader in AI application。2/ Chinese entrepreneurs started as copycats of American ideas and products， but are now transforming themselves into world class players， competing with American entrepreneurs。3/ Chinese startups nowadays are more “lean”， competitive and well-adapted to Chinese market than their foreign rivals。4/ AI will exacerbate the inequality between countries and between classes in every society。 5/ As a result of AI replacing human workers in many fields of economy， humans should change their materialistic mindset and turn to more meaningful living。 Governments and private sector should carry out “social investment stipend”， rewarding those who contribute to society by working in care， service and education。 。。。more
Alvin
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Ahhhh AI is taking over the world？！ What do we do with our jobs？！ That's what Kai-Fu Lee tries to address in this book。 He's really in quite a unique situation， having lived and worked significant amounts in both countries， and he reveals fascinating differences in the environments and cultures of Silicon Valley versus Chinese tech hubs。This book had some really great insight on some really important issues。 There was a really nice blend of Lee's personal experiences， the history he created， and Ahhhh AI is taking over the world？！ What do we do with our jobs？！ That's what Kai-Fu Lee tries to address in this book。 He's really in quite a unique situation， having lived and worked significant amounts in both countries， and he reveals fascinating differences in the environments and cultures of Silicon Valley versus Chinese tech hubs。This book had some really great insight on some really important issues。 There was a really nice blend of Lee's personal experiences， the history he created， and his analysis of the situations in the US and China。 The title might be a little misleading， and Lee acknowledges it。 The US vs China is an important competition， yes， but it's just one component of the story， and Lee uses both countries more as case studies when it comes to how cultures and regulations affect the development and use of AI。The most important parts of this， however， come in Lee's vision for the future。 He's thoughtful， perhaps a little fluffy， but still very powerful。 He rightfully calls out those who naively claim that society will automatically rearrange themselves to provide everybody with jobs， as well as those who think UBI is a sufficient solution。 He's right， there will have to be a large amount of restructuring of society and a difficult debate when it comes to globalization of these AI technologies mainly developed in the US and China。Lee talks a lot about his younger desire to "optimize impact，" in terms of being affect as many people in a "positive way as possible。" And on the surface this sounds great; if you ask college students what they want to do with their lives， so many people will say some variation of this。 This is literally what so much of "elite society" is built out of -- this obsession with making good change， which is often paradoxical and destructive on both ends。 For Lee， he was probably as successful as he could have been under any quantifiable metric of impact in this field。 But the obsessive mindset he used in achieving 'success'， in creating this "finely tuned algorithm" that became himself， made him fall in the same trap that our society will fall into if AI is not addressed properly -- by being far too one directional and goal oriented， he felt he lost a piece of his humanity， and forgot about real and powerful connections between people; connections that don't occur in a transactional way。With a clear perspective and a healthy dose of humility and uncertainty from one of the most powerful voices in the field， Lee gives both baby steps and long term ideas on the impacts of AI regarding both the individual and the societal level。 There's a really fine balance between hope and caution that Lee edges throughout the book; chase that proverbial green light too much in either direction， Lee claims， and we'll lose ourselves。 。。。more
Aby Koshy
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Want to know what's happening in the realm of AI？ This should be your go-to book。 Any one with the slightest interest in AI will love reading this book。 Want to know what's happening in the realm of AI？ This should be your go-to book。 Any one with the slightest interest in AI will love reading this book。 。。。more
Siti Ismarini
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Must-read book not only for someone who works in tech， but anyone who use tech in daily life （means everyone）！！the author captures a data-rich insight with well-form story telling， every chapter brings you to the new unknown to understand and reflect。
Mike Cheng
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Author Kai-Fu Lee emigrated to the US from Taiwan at the age of 12， got his Masters and PhD in Computer Science， respectively， from Columbia and Carnegie-Mellon （where he worked on machine learning）。 Professionally Dr。 Lee has held executive positions at companies such as Apple， Microsoft， Silicon Graphics， and he was one of the founders of Google China before starting his own company Sinovation Ventures。 Although the focus of his book is the development and future of AI， it is bookended first w Author Kai-Fu Lee emigrated to the US from Taiwan at the age of 12， got his Masters and PhD in Computer Science， respectively， from Columbia and Carnegie-Mellon （where he worked on machine learning）。 Professionally Dr。 Lee has held executive positions at companies such as Apple， Microsoft， Silicon Graphics， and he was one of the founders of Google China before starting his own company Sinovation Ventures。 Although the focus of his book is the development and future of AI， it is bookended first with good retelling of China's meteoric rise over the past few decades （e。g。， companies such as Tencent and Alibaba） beyond the mere copycatting of innovations from the US， followed by a discussion about the future uses of AI， China's possible （though certainly not guaranteed） dominance in this sector， the upcoming displacement of many workers， and his own enlightenment （for lack of a better word） after being diagnosed with stage four lymphoma。 The book concludes with Dr。 Lee's predictions about the future of technology and the world economy that will come with the AI revolution， as well as his personal views on UBI （which is nuanced）。 Great overall read about how AI might affect our lives in the years to come。 。。。more
Lucinda
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