The Age of AI: And Our Human Future
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Summary
Three of the world’s most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intelligence （AI） and the way it is transforming human society—and what this technology means for us all。
An AI learned to win chess by making moves human grand masters had never conceived。 Another AI discovered a new antibiotic by analyzing molecular properties human scientists did not understand。 Now， AI-powered jets are defeating experienced human pilots in simulated dogfights。 AI is coming online in searching， streaming， medicine， education， and many other fields and， in so doing， transforming how humans are experiencing reality。
In The Age of AI， three leading thinkers have come together to consider how AI will change our relationships with knowledge， politics， and the societies in which we live。 The Age of AI is an essential roadmap to our present and our future， an era unlike any that has come before。
A "Top Ten Tech Books Of 2021" （Forbes）
Wall Street Journal bestseller
One of Newsweek's "Favorite Books of 2021"
An AI learned to win chess by making moves human grand masters had never conceived。 Another AI discovered a new antibiotic by analyzing molecular properties human scientists did not understand。 Now， AI-powered jets are defeating experienced human pilots in simulated dogfights。 AI is coming online in searching， streaming， medicine， education， and many other fields and， in so doing， transforming how humans are experiencing reality。
In The Age of AI， three leading thinkers have come together to consider how AI will change our relationships with knowledge， politics， and the societies in which we live。 The Age of AI is an essential roadmap to our present and our future， an era unlike any that has come before。
A "Top Ten Tech Books Of 2021" （Forbes）
Wall Street Journal bestseller
One of Newsweek's "Favorite Books of 2021"
Reviews
Karen
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I'm happy I finally got around to reading this book， after having it on my list for a while。 I think I got the most out of it in the first 2-3 chapters， personally。 It starts by getting into a bit of how AI works and how it may very well perceive a new level of reality humans can't necessary access （which fascinated me the most！）。 Then the rest of the book is really all about the implications of what it means for our society， our minds， philosophically what it means to be human and than a lot on I'm happy I finally got around to reading this book， after having it on my list for a while。 I think I got the most out of it in the first 2-3 chapters， personally。 It starts by getting into a bit of how AI works and how it may very well perceive a new level of reality humans can't necessary access （which fascinated me the most！）。 Then the rest of the book is really all about the implications of what it means for our society， our minds， philosophically what it means to be human and than a lot on the military， economic， societal and digital world impacts。 The authors drive the point home （more than once） that AI is unable to contextualize or reflect like humans can， and that mistakes do happen。 And while some industries test a product a million times before a human ever comes in contact with it （e。g。 aerospace）， we see app developers often rushing programs to market， correcting flaws in real time， having the AI learn post hoc。 With that in mind， I appreciate the author's responsible message around "developing professional certification， compliance monitoring and oversight programs for AI" - as a way to evaluate and test reliability of all the AI applications I'm sure we'll see a lot more of over the next 10-20 years。This book further affirmed my view that AI is integrating itself more and more into all aspects of our society， our transportation， our economy， our social media， our healthcare and just our every day lives。 Even our psychology and way of thinking has changed， which they get into。 So the enduring message comes back to。。。。 if humans are the ones creating this AI technology， ultimately who operates and defines limits on these processes？ What impact might they have on social norms and institutions？ And who， if anyone， has access to what AI perceives？I found myself skimming some of the later sections in the book that seemed to be a tad repetitive in the examples used and broader implications of the impact of AI。 While insightful information was found here， it didn't engage me as much as I would have hoped （thus leaving me at a 3/5 review）。 I also found the writing a bit dry and robot-like （which ironically it amused me thinking than an AI wrote this book）。 Favourite quote from the book:"When information is contextualized， it becomes knowledge。 When knowledge compels convictions， it becomes wisdom。 Yet the internet inundates users with the opinions of thousands， even millions， of other users， depriving them of the solitude required for sustained reflection that， historically， has led to the development of convictions。 As solitude diminished， so， too， does fortitude - not only to develop convictions but also to be faithful to them， particularly when they require the traversing of novel， and thus often lonely， roads。 Only convictions - in combination with wisdom - enable people to access and explore new horizons。" 。。。more
Tudor
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Written by heavyweights- the trifecta of poop
Brian Penoyer
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The views expressed herein are mine alone and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Commandant or of the United States Coast Guard。An important read - I recommend it for every rising program manager in civil service or the military。 The authors pose three options for the employment of AI - constrain， partner with， or defer to AI; as AI becomes available to help solve operational and programmatic policy outcome problems， these rising leaders will have to become expert The views expressed herein are mine alone and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Commandant or of the United States Coast Guard。An important read - I recommend it for every rising program manager in civil service or the military。 The authors pose three options for the employment of AI - constrain， partner with， or defer to AI; as AI becomes available to help solve operational and programmatic policy outcome problems， these rising leaders will have to become expert enough to reliably choose between these three options。 。。。more
Mark Kelley
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interesting reading， but a less than I was expecting。
RJC
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Interesting， but also relatively repetitive and relatively impenetrable。
James Greenleaf
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Abstract and repetitious。 Academic in a pejorative sense - fruitlessly theoretical。 It read like a collegiate essay on the most obvious sociopolitical ramifications of AI， that had been padded out to book-length by rehashing totally unrelated major historical events， written in the dry style of an encyclopedia。 Who was the intended audience of this book？ What was its purpose？ Were there any genuine insights here？ It left me wondering if the book itself had been written by GPT-3。
Simão Coimbra
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Muito repetitivo e não vai a fundo nos temas
Alona
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I did find this really interesting。 Tbh with some prior knowledge of AI none of this was particularly profound but there were some hot takes that was nice to read and engage in。 Was definitely thought provoking！
Pushkar Pawar
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Although the book is a treatise on AI， the messages could be applicable to other nascent technologies。 The authors counterbalance the euphoria surrounding future applications of AI with premonitions based on outcomes of previous industrial revolutions。 The authors posit about the impact of AI on geopolitics through the lenses of military-industrial applications and societal-governmental functioning。 Overall， they have refreshingly contextualised the fourth industrial revolution。
Neal
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In truth， this book should have been an extended essay or blog article。 It promises so much but delivers so little。 The three authors are invisible， leaving the text with no particular perspective （making it mostly dull and dry）。 In the place of perspective is an overlong op-ed with generalizations and repetitions ad nauseum。 I recommend reading the first chapter if you’re interested in the current state of AI in 2022 and the final chapter for a summation of the authors’ ideology on future steps In truth， this book should have been an extended essay or blog article。 It promises so much but delivers so little。 The three authors are invisible， leaving the text with no particular perspective （making it mostly dull and dry）。 In the place of perspective is an overlong op-ed with generalizations and repetitions ad nauseum。 I recommend reading the first chapter if you’re interested in the current state of AI in 2022 and the final chapter for a summation of the authors’ ideology on future steps for humanity to deploy and possible ramifications of artificial intelligence in the world on a practical and global level。 The middle is a long slog with little real value in my opinion。 。。。more
Kathy （McDowell） Miller
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It reads like a textbook （boring）。 But I found parts of the book quite thought-provoking。 I like to stay open-minded about changes in medicine and technology。 In some areas， like medicine， artificial intelligence excels。 In others， like war， it probably is not the best option， at least not without human collaboration。
Julio Herrera
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It started out strong but lost momentum half way。
Márcio Silva
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Esperava um pouco mais， devido à expectativa talvez。 O assunto tem boa reflexão como leva à mesma， todavia senti por vezes andar aos "círculos"。 O facto dos autores ser quem são， talvez me tenha levado a elevar os pressupostos！ Aprendi。 Refleti （e ainda o faço） e partilho， mas termino insatisfeito。 Esperava um pouco mais， devido à expectativa talvez。 O assunto tem boa reflexão como leva à mesma， todavia senti por vezes andar aos "círculos"。 O facto dos autores ser quem são， talvez me tenha levado a elevar os pressupostos！ Aprendi。 Refleti （e ainda o faço） e partilho， mas termino insatisfeito。 。。。more
Wunna Hlaing
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I thought given the calibre of people that wrote it， the book would teach me a lot about AI。 Nope， the book came across more like a rambling book on politics。 I don’t know if it was the lack of efforts by the authors or they couldn’t agree on what to say， but the finished product （the book） was anything but good。
Bailey
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For a book about AI， this was startlingly boring。
James
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This is my 3rd or 4th AI book， but was hoping that this would give a different lens since it was written by Kissinger - it did， but not as profound as I expected。 Definitely leans more into the geopolitical domain more than other books， but nothing more substantial than “AI has the potential to be incredibly impactful at a massive scale， so we should figure out some rules equivalent to those involving war”。
Daniel M20 Blackburn
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Great content from the 3 authors。 Would recommend
Bruno Bastos Oliva
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Interesting but repetitive。it feels like different people wrote different sections and they just put it all together at the end。
Book O Latte
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Seiring teknologi artificial intelligence yang semakin maju dan canggih， bagaimana dampaknya terhadap kehidupan umat manusia， dan apa yang seharusnya kita lakukan？Buku ini mencoba mengeksplorasi pertanyaan-pertanyaan ini。Henry Kissinger adalah mantan Menteri Luar Negeri Amerika Serikat jaman presiden Nixon。Awalnya heran juga， kok bisa menulis buku tentang A。I？ Ternyata di awal buku diceritakan bahwa 5 tahun sebelumnya beliau ini diminta berbicara dalam suatu konferensi tentang A。I。 Tadinya belia Seiring teknologi artificial intelligence yang semakin maju dan canggih， bagaimana dampaknya terhadap kehidupan umat manusia， dan apa yang seharusnya kita lakukan？Buku ini mencoba mengeksplorasi pertanyaan-pertanyaan ini。Henry Kissinger adalah mantan Menteri Luar Negeri Amerika Serikat jaman presiden Nixon。Awalnya heran juga， kok bisa menulis buku tentang A。I？ Ternyata di awal buku diceritakan bahwa 5 tahun sebelumnya beliau ini diminta berbicara dalam suatu konferensi tentang A。I。 Tadinya beliau menolak ikut， karena di luar area of expertise。 Tapi setelah berdiskusi dengan "one of the authors" （saya menduga Daniel Huttenlocher）， bahwa di masa depan A。I akan merambah segala penjuru kehidupan， Kissinger ikut dalam konferensi tsb。Buku ini merupakan pengembangan dari diskusi mereka ini， bersama dengan Eric Schmidt （Google/Alphabet）。Hasilnya adalah buku yang agak unik， membahas bagaimana dampak A。I dari sudut pandang keamanan nasional （Kissinger）， akademisi （Huttenlocher， profesor computer science MIT）， dan pebisnis/industri （Schmidt）。 Bahkan tanpa disebutkan 'bab ini ditulis si A/B/C' bisa ketahuan siapa penulisnya karena topik dan gaya tulisannya beda banget。Terdiri dari 7 bab1。Where We Areberisi tentang perkembangan teknologi A。I sampai saat buku ditulis。 Salah satunya cerita ttg AlphaZero kemarin itu， juga tentang GPT-3， A。I yang bisa menghasilkan teks。2。How We Got Here: Technology and Human Thoughtmemaparkan sejarah manusia memformulasikan pemikiran， dan bagaimana saat ini A。I muncul dengan kemampuan yang di satu aspek bisa menggantikan manusia。3。From Turing to Today and Beyondberisi sejarah computer science4。Global Network Platformsmenceritakan tantangan-tantangan global network platform seperti Google dan Facebook yang harus tarik menarik antara kepentingan bisnis dengan dampak sosial politik。5。Security and World Ordermembahas tentang hubungan luar negeri， keamanan nasional/internasional， senjata nuklir， dan apa yang harus dipikirkan dalam menghadapi penerapan A。I dalam militer。6。A。I and Human Identitymempertanyakan dampak perkembangan A。I yang semakin canggih terhadap identitas kita sebagai manusia。7。A。I and the Futureberisi rangkuman dari semua yang sudah dibahas di bab-bab sebelumnya， dan menyimpulkan bahwa semua yang berkepentingan perlu berembuk dan sama-sama memikirkan etika， regulasi， dan adaptasi terhadap teknologi A。I yang hanya akan semakin canggih di masa depan。Catatan: kalau mencari buku yang membahas perkembangan teknologi A。Inya sendiri， ini bukan buku yang tepat。 Dan menurut saya， dengan tema yang sama， lebih baik （dan menarik） baca buku Life 3。O dari Max Tegmark-dydy- 。。。more
Chouba Nabil
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If you are working on machine learning field， this book is total waist of time， you will not learn anything new。It’s book to explain machine learning for non scientific guys， basically politicians。In the other side the book develop a reflection of how we should deal with upcoming of AI in political， Military， cultural way， I really appreciate this deep thought about how society should or have to deal with his new change。Like idea that AI predict and give solution to complicated problems， where n If you are working on machine learning field， this book is total waist of time， you will not learn anything new。It’s book to explain machine learning for non scientific guys， basically politicians。In the other side the book develop a reflection of how we should deal with upcoming of AI in political， Military， cultural way， I really appreciate this deep thought about how society should or have to deal with his new change。Like idea that AI predict and give solution to complicated problems， where no one can explain how it found it， like a divine book … in future we can have AI as new religion IoI 。。。more
Maria
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Como uma pessoa que está dentro desta área， achei que este livro iria adicionar-me mais em termos de conhecimento。 Esperava que estes "gigantes" autores， começassem uma discussão interessante， com diferentes pontos de vista acerca da IA。 Na realidade， este livro dedica apenas 20% a esta tecnologia， sendo o restante dedicado a conversas históricas e políticas que um leitor interessado em aprender mais pontos de vista sobre o impacto da IA， dispensava。 De resto， não posso deixar de sublinhar a mes Como uma pessoa que está dentro desta área， achei que este livro iria adicionar-me mais em termos de conhecimento。 Esperava que estes "gigantes" autores， começassem uma discussão interessante， com diferentes pontos de vista acerca da IA。 Na realidade， este livro dedica apenas 20% a esta tecnologia， sendo o restante dedicado a conversas históricas e políticas que um leitor interessado em aprender mais pontos de vista sobre o impacto da IA， dispensava。 De resto， não posso deixar de sublinhar a mestria na escrita do livro （ainda que eu tenha lido uma versão traduzida do original）。 。。。more
Umer
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Extremely important ideas， but a bit repetitive， especially for people familiar with AI。
Denny Troncoso
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An excellent book to understand artificial intelligence。 It discusses history while contrasting with the changes AI may bring。 This is a great beginners book to understand AI。
Vincenzo di Vincenzo
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Absolutely enlightening。 Now I just need to wait and see this happening。
Jay Lark
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The text raises provocative questions， but the prose is too abstract and circuitous to find the value。 More examples that explain/clarify the concepts would be useful。 The book is also heavy on the questions， but light on the prescriptions。 Maybe I expected more given the A-list authors。
Joe
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Kissinger is an exceptional writer - World Order in particular is a masterpiece - and Schmidt is a titan of the tech world。 I was so excited to read this book as a result of its credible authors。In all honesty this book was a disappointment， and for someone who wanted to discover the world of A。I。， it has taught me nothing。 I found the read to be a bore， and I shall be looking elsewhere to quench my thirst of curiosity for the changing technological times ahead。That being said， I very much look Kissinger is an exceptional writer - World Order in particular is a masterpiece - and Schmidt is a titan of the tech world。 I was so excited to read this book as a result of its credible authors。In all honesty this book was a disappointment， and for someone who wanted to discover the world of A。I。， it has taught me nothing。 I found the read to be a bore， and I shall be looking elsewhere to quench my thirst of curiosity for the changing technological times ahead。That being said， I very much look forward to reading Diplomacy， and How Google Works， which are much higher rated than this book。 。。。more
Eliza thaler
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Very high level。 Didn’t feel that I learned that much as it felt very derivative of other books/articles
Rose
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Dnf due to timing but I’m definitely looking for it at my new library。 Interesting read for a curious， but beginner mind like mine。
Jake
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Treatise on the inevitable need for AI to navigate the volumes of digital information but equally the potential perilous predicament if AI's advance is not based on principles agreed upfront。 More warning signs than road map。 Treatise on the inevitable need for AI to navigate the volumes of digital information but equally the potential perilous predicament if AI's advance is not based on principles agreed upfront。 More warning signs than road map。 。。。more
Nell
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