Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit
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Summary
As Artificial Intelligence （AI） becomes more dynamic and ubiquitous， it is dramatically empowering people in all walks of life while also giving rise to urgent questions about the future of humanity—a historic challenge whose contours and consequences are revealed by three eminent thinkers in Genesis。
As it absorbs data， gains agency， and intermediates between humans and reality， AI will help us to address enormous crises， from climate change to geopolitical conflicts to income inequality。 It might well solve some of the greatest mysteries of our universe， revolutionize fields as diverse as medicine and architecture， and elevate the human spirit to unimaginable heights。 But it will also pose challenges on a scale and of an intensity that we have never seen—usurping our power of independent judgment and action， testing our relationship with the divine， and perhaps even spurring a new phase in human evolution。 Whom will we choose to lead our species through this wilderness？ Or have we， passively and unwittingly， already chosen？
Charting a course between blind faith and unjustified fear， Genesis outlines an effective strategy for navigating the age of AI。 The last book of elder statesman Henry Kissinger， written with technologists Eric Schmidt and Craig Mundie， it prepares the decisionmakers of today—that is， all of us—for the choices of tomorrow， and equips us to seize the opportunities presented by AI without falling prey to the darker forces that this revolution has unleashed。
6 hrs。 3 min。
As it absorbs data， gains agency， and intermediates between humans and reality， AI will help us to address enormous crises， from climate change to geopolitical conflicts to income inequality。 It might well solve some of the greatest mysteries of our universe， revolutionize fields as diverse as medicine and architecture， and elevate the human spirit to unimaginable heights。 But it will also pose challenges on a scale and of an intensity that we have never seen—usurping our power of independent judgment and action， testing our relationship with the divine， and perhaps even spurring a new phase in human evolution。 Whom will we choose to lead our species through this wilderness？ Or have we， passively and unwittingly， already chosen？
Charting a course between blind faith and unjustified fear， Genesis outlines an effective strategy for navigating the age of AI。 The last book of elder statesman Henry Kissinger， written with technologists Eric Schmidt and Craig Mundie， it prepares the decisionmakers of today—that is， all of us—for the choices of tomorrow， and equips us to seize the opportunities presented by AI without falling prey to the darker forces that this revolution has unleashed。
6 hrs。 3 min。
Reviews
Curtis Hu
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Certainly thought provoking。 These embeddings that they create will be at a much higher abstraction level as they are unrestrained by biological limits， such as size or energy consumption or rest。 Progress used to be defined by the talented polymaths like Tesla or Bethe who pushes for new ideas; AI may make those polymaths less valuable for progress。 AI can change things in a profound way: Evolution， capitalism， meritocracy， world order， warefare， policy-making， education， AI astronauts， medicin Certainly thought provoking。 These embeddings that they create will be at a much higher abstraction level as they are unrestrained by biological limits， such as size or energy consumption or rest。 Progress used to be defined by the talented polymaths like Tesla or Bethe who pushes for new ideas; AI may make those polymaths less valuable for progress。 AI can change things in a profound way: Evolution， capitalism， meritocracy， world order， warefare， policy-making， education， AI astronauts， medicine， advancement of science/knowledge， philosophical implications， fusion energy。Mixed feelings。 Don't love the writing but interesting ideas。 I like the biblical book title。 Of course， dramatic books sell well。 A lot can change but a lot won't change as well。 What I love won't change。 Like all people， I'll need to find my place in all of this。 。。。more
Bryan Michael
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I am not sure how much of this Kissinger wrote as opposed to the google guy， but this book was more philosophical than technical。 If want to learn what AI is and how it works， this is not the book for you。
Darryl Burling
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This is a frustrating book to read。 Partly because it asks questions that are inadequately answered and partly because it lacks the theoretical foundation to answer the questions it asks and which AI demands。 First， the book uses terms like AI in the singular and plural along with terms like AGI （artificial general intelligence）。 This makes it unclear at times what is being discussed and the scope of the questions and conclusions it draws。 It also lacks a solid theoretical understanding of what This is a frustrating book to read。 Partly because it asks questions that are inadequately answered and partly because it lacks the theoretical foundation to answer the questions it asks and which AI demands。 First， the book uses terms like AI in the singular and plural along with terms like AGI （artificial general intelligence）。 This makes it unclear at times what is being discussed and the scope of the questions and conclusions it draws。 It also lacks a solid theoretical understanding of what actually constitutes humanity。 This leads to assumptions that are unexamined and at time （IMO） unjustified and leads to what I would at times consider an overly optimistic or even naive view of man and his creation。 I did appreciate some of the thought around geopolitical issues and there some good insights scattered throughout。 I can see this book being much more enjoyable for those who are atheistic or who have a particular affection for science fiction， but as a realistic guide for the future I think it is wanting。 。。。more
Angelo Rodriguez
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to much optimismThis book is to optimistic， an a lot of cover references to Star Trek， authors believe to much in a good faith an good will of humanity。 Not a real book but a lot of hope in human race
Vladimir Provorov
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Very insightful thoughts about AI future and it's impact on society Very insightful thoughts about AI future and it's impact on society 。。。more
Conconva
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I had high hopes for this book。 When I found out it was finally released， I quickly bought the audiobook and started listening。 However， halfway through， I realized that the content felt fairly shallow。 Hoping it would improve， I fast-forwarded through the rest of the book， only to conclude that the shallowness persisted。For those who know little about AI， the alignment problem， or future challenges， this book might serve as a decent introduction。 However， for anyone who has already read one or I had high hopes for this book。 When I found out it was finally released， I quickly bought the audiobook and started listening。 However， halfway through， I realized that the content felt fairly shallow。 Hoping it would improve， I fast-forwarded through the rest of the book， only to conclude that the shallowness persisted。For those who know little about AI， the alignment problem， or future challenges， this book might serve as a decent introduction。 However， for anyone who has already read one or two books on AI， this will likely feel like a waste of time。 My advice？ Skip this one and look for something more substantial。 。。。more
Greg Palmer
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Interesting， more philosophical and metaphysical than expected。 Well。 written，but not a deep discussion on Ai， contains a lot of "what if's" without conclusions or solutions。 Interesting， more philosophical and metaphysical than expected。 Well。 written，but not a deep discussion on Ai， contains a lot of "what if's" without conclusions or solutions。 。。。more
Lloyd Fassett
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12/20/24 found it browsing at Barnes and Noble
Mike Baird
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Only an OK book。 Felt like sitting through a long class lecture on the topics of AI as opposed to really going in deep in the principles。 But a good overview nonetheless。
Andy Febrico Bintoro
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Actually I expect more from this book。 This book was promoted in the New York Times for a full page and also the last legacy of Dr Kissinger。 From the author who is a historian and the co-author who is in the field of technology， this book could be more interesting。 But actually this book falls in the history and ethics morality genre。
Alvin
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Given authors， was hoping for more insights。 Was mostly superficial discussions that had no clear voice and could have been written by anyone with access to Google or ChatGPT… The perspectives was just highly generic and surface level。 Given the access these people had…they should have done more to make the topic interesting and in-depth。 Felt like they just handed an outline to a ghost writer。
Jozef Michalovčik
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I might have had high expectations thanks the names on the book cover…Although I like philosophy books， I did not enjoy this one much。 It is sort of philosophical essay。 Couple of potential outcomes where can AI take us， but all very general saying this is important milestone， genesis。
Cata Lopera
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Ouft。 This was delusional at best。
Marc Sheinbaum
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As an author of novels depicting scenarios featuring a near future world with artificial intelligence， I’ve read and researched a great deal on AI。 Genesis is one of the most insightful， hopeful but cautionary explorations on the topic。 As AI becomes more and more integrated with our lives—politically， economically， scientifically —and perhaps even physically， the authors offer their case for a world of “coexistence and coevolution with non-human life。” A must read！
NadYa
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I approached Genesis with high expectations， given the distinguished backgrounds of the authors， but I came away underwhelmed。 While the book extends their thoughts on the intersection of AI， technology， and society， it struggles to make a coherent or tangible point。 The discussions feel broad and abstract， lacking the depth or practical insights that could make this work truly impactful。Rather than offering actionable takeaways or deep learning moments， Genesis meanders through ideas that， whil I approached Genesis with high expectations， given the distinguished backgrounds of the authors， but I came away underwhelmed。 While the book extends their thoughts on the intersection of AI， technology， and society， it struggles to make a coherent or tangible point。 The discussions feel broad and abstract， lacking the depth or practical insights that could make this work truly impactful。Rather than offering actionable takeaways or deep learning moments， Genesis meanders through ideas that， while occasionally interesting， don’t coalesce into a meaningful narrative。 The prose sometimes reads like a collection of reflections rather than a structured argument or roadmap for understanding the future of AI。If you’re looking for a book that dives into the ethics， technicalities， or concrete implications of AI， this one might leave you disappointed。 Overall， I’d give it 2。5 stars—rounded up to three for the occasional intriguing thought， but largely a missed opportunity。 。。。more
Dr。 Alan Albarran
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Genesis is a book that will likely inspire you as well as cause anxiety as authors （the late） Henry Kissinger， Eric Schmidt， and Craig Mundie address the rapid development of artificial intelligence （AI） and its impact on the world。 My thanks for the opportunity to read an advanced review copy of this new book。 The following review is my own unbiased opinion of the book。Like me， you are probably hearing/reading a lot about AI and how it is going to change the world。 AI has been compared to such Genesis is a book that will likely inspire you as well as cause anxiety as authors （the late） Henry Kissinger， Eric Schmidt， and Craig Mundie address the rapid development of artificial intelligence （AI） and its impact on the world。 My thanks for the opportunity to read an advanced review copy of this new book。 The following review is my own unbiased opinion of the book。Like me， you are probably hearing/reading a lot about AI and how it is going to change the world。 AI has been compared to such innovations as the wheel and the Internet， but what we don't yet know/understand about AI is where all this is going。 The authors of Genesis offers their own roadmap through a series of concise but deep one-word chapters--topics like "discovery" and "reality" and 'security" to name just a few。。 The book's tone is largely philosophical， but also informative。The authors see great promise in AI， or make that AIs， as the authors point out there will be multiple AIs doing different things and areas of specialization moving forward。 But the authors also see many potential dangers and pitfalls。 There are lots of quotes related to the previous sentence; here are just two:"AI pioneers may underestimate the scope of the economic and political challenges thy have set in motion""AI could be directed to do what we no longer have to do， precisely so that we can do the things we want to do"" 。 。 。we need to apprise ourselves more fully not only of the essential and evolving nature of AI but also of humanity's own nature"Readers will take away their own quotable quotes depending on their interests。 This is a book I need to read again， as there is a lot of information。 However， this book asks more questions than it does provide answers。 Nevertheless， it is a good book to consider if you want to know more about AI as a societal force and where impact is most likely to occur。。 I give it a four star rating。 。。。more
James S。 Lee
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more light on a profound problem This book gives a compelling illustration of not just humanity’s relationship with AI， but also it’s trajectory for the future。 Under new extreme technologies that can shape human intellect， for better or worse， society may need to be reorganized。
Victoria
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I mostly enjoyed the book。 I may change the rating after I read it again。I especially enjoyed the historical， political analogies and philosophical discussions。This book is not for the already paranoid as there are many nuanced discussions about possible scenarios。 I wish there was more detailed discussion on the technology itself， its capabilities now and how it could pose such a threat。 There were some examples but not enough for me to imagine some of the possible scenarios they discussed。 Whi I mostly enjoyed the book。 I may change the rating after I read it again。I especially enjoyed the historical， political analogies and philosophical discussions。This book is not for the already paranoid as there are many nuanced discussions about possible scenarios。 I wish there was more detailed discussion on the technology itself， its capabilities now and how it could pose such a threat。 There were some examples but not enough for me to imagine some of the possible scenarios they discussed。 While I appreciated the examples of AI systems like AlphaGo and Halicin discovery， a deeper dive into the technology’s mechanics would have helped me understand the scenarios discussed。 。。。more
Antoni Klopotowski
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This book is in equal parts optimistic and a warning to humanity about the use of AIs。 While there are many exciting paths for AI to take humanity on， there are also stark risks。 This book was a bit theoretical at times， and I'd like to hear more about the authors sources for some of their claims， but it was a fulfilling read。 Anybody interested in the future of AIs and of humanity as a whole should give this book a read。 This book is in equal parts optimistic and a warning to humanity about the use of AIs。 While there are many exciting paths for AI to take humanity on， there are also stark risks。 This book was a bit theoretical at times， and I'd like to hear more about the authors sources for some of their claims， but it was a fulfilling read。 Anybody interested in the future of AIs and of humanity as a whole should give this book a read。 。。。more
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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