Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit
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- Author：Henry A. Kissinger
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Summary
A new nonfiction book by Henry Kissinger， coauthored by Eric Schmidt and Craig Mundie， to be published in November 2024。
Reviews
Marc Sabatier
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Kissinger's last book。 Unclear how far along they were in the progress when he passed。 He definitely wrote most of it。 The historical anedoctes and mythical references are of an another era。 They were of graet values in themselves， and a reminder in an increasingly accelerating era that we have been here before。However， it is clearly a set of *essays*， reflecting on a range of topic， which AI may affect。 The reflections on how AI affects intelligence （or how we view it） + international relations Kissinger's last book。 Unclear how far along they were in the progress when he passed。 He definitely wrote most of it。 The historical anedoctes and mythical references are of an another era。 They were of graet values in themselves， and a reminder in an increasingly accelerating era that we have been here before。However， it is clearly a set of *essays*， reflecting on a range of topic， which AI may affect。 The reflections on how AI affects intelligence （or how we view it） + international relations are the best， which is perhaps in the area of expertise of the authors。 The passage on "the future of work" are the worst， with banal predictions that we will spend time in leisure in an abundant society， and that we will be so rich that we don't have to work。 Here， the interpretation of how abundancy has affected work was lacking。 This part was at best half baked。 And in sum， there was not an overriding argument， or clear prescriptions to what we should do。 But the book is well written， and offers some interesting thoughts。 That makes it for an ok， but not transformative， read。 。。。more
Gary Moreau
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This is， without a doubt， the most absorbing book I have read this year。 And the topic couldn’t be more timely or relevant to all of us。By way of housekeeping， the authors do not wander into the weeds of algorithms or the technical details of machine learning。 The book is a conceptual analysis of the possible future of AIs relative to politics， security/warfare， prosperity， and science。 That analysis， moreover， is thorough， incredibly insightful， and balanced。 Few conclusions yet， for as the aut This is， without a doubt， the most absorbing book I have read this year。 And the topic couldn’t be more timely or relevant to all of us。By way of housekeeping， the authors do not wander into the weeds of algorithms or the technical details of machine learning。 The book is a conceptual analysis of the possible future of AIs relative to politics， security/warfare， prosperity， and science。 That analysis， moreover， is thorough， incredibly insightful， and balanced。 Few conclusions yet， for as the authors point out we are early in the journey。 It is a journey， nonetheless， that is proceeding much faster than anyone expected。I admit that before starting the book I was expecting both a more assured assessment of the future and a decidedly more anthropomorphistic take on the technology itself。 I naturally lean the other way。 While I am enthralled by quantum physics and quite comfortable in the world of advanced mathematics， I naturally bring a contrarian’s suspicion to most topics。 While I understand and admire technology for what it is， I am inclined to believe， as Freud said， “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar。”Early in the book I thought the authors might prove me right。 Not far into it， however， I realized I was decidedly mistaken。 For authors who helped to shape， and were undoubtedly amply rewarded by， the tech revolution， I found them to be pleasantly balanced in their perspective。 These are people who think deeply and conscientiously。 There were hints at biased projection but that was ultimately brought back into a candid assessment of reality。My concern about AI has been less about its promise， or its risk， than in who is controlling its development and deployment。 For now， it is the owners of capital， not the citizenry， and I have come to question their motives。 They will invest in developing that AI which promises the greatest return on capital， not that which propels the world forward。 In the forward， Niall Ferguson writes: “Technological advances can have both benign and malign consequences， depending on how we collectively decide to exploit them。” The problem is that “we” are deciding nothing when it comes to AI。 That is all being decided by the owners of capital who may or may not share our collective values or even have our collective interests at heart。 I fully expect that AI will release untold wealth。 As it stands now， however， that wealth will accrue to a handful of people， not society at large。One of the most promising fountains of wealth creation is the development of AI-empowered weapons systems that are designed to think independently of human overseers。 That is happening today。 There are already people working diligently to develop autonomous weapons systems before the world at large has developed comprehensive guidelines for the technology’s application。 That， to me， is frightful。I am particularly concerned because it has become commonplace， in our frenzied modern world， to oversimplify everything。 The most relevant truth always exists in context and context is made up of a near-infinite number of variables， all inter-connected。 If we oversimplify in the world of AI， we risk annihilation， or worse， enslavement。The authors write， “We are trying to build something modeled on the brain – and superior to the brain – while still not fully understanding the brain itself。” That is scary。 Politicians do the same thing when it comes to the economy， and it seldom ends well。In the end， the philosophical dissonance that AI seems to generate， brings me back to a question asked since the beginning of time: “Does evil exist？” I don’t think so， but I’m not quite ready to let the capitalists take this ball and run without any constraints。A great book， extremely well written。 It will make you think。 I highly recommend it。 。。。more
Van Le
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deep， philosophical bookSo many good lines to keep in notes for reflection later。 What makes us human？ Dignity， is it the only factor？
Vicky
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Well， this was a huge disappointment。 Except for the last chapter， it's mainly what I would call "armchair philosophy"， where the authors focus on an undefined future and try to guess what changes and consequences AI will bring。 While most of the questions raised in the book are important， there are few to no ideas on how to proceed with them， only that we should think about them。 Also， many assumptions are not explicit in the book or questioned enough。 For example， the fact that AI research is Well， this was a huge disappointment。 Except for the last chapter， it's mainly what I would call "armchair philosophy"， where the authors focus on an undefined future and try to guess what changes and consequences AI will bring。 While most of the questions raised in the book are important， there are few to no ideas on how to proceed with them， only that we should think about them。 Also， many assumptions are not explicit in the book or questioned enough。 For example， the fact that AI research is done by mainly for-profit organisations， yet they make decisions that could impact humanity， is not really explored。 This book is largely a sci-fi-ish introduction to AI。 I would recommend Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labor Powering A。I。 and Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI for those who are interested in the consequences of AI here and now， and what we should learn going forward。 。。。more
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