AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
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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。 In AI Superpowers， 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。
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Nicolas Labranche
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4。2*
Toothless
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What is it like to be human in the age of Machines？
Yordy
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Tuve la oportunidad de leer AI Superpowers: China， Silicon Valley， and the New World Order por Kai-Fu Lee， publicado en 2018。Me gustó el libro， encontramos detalles sobre el auge de deep learning， y la inteligencia artificial que cada vez aumenta su capacidad de mostrar resultados favorables， en la actualidad donde vemos los grandes tecnológicos se encuentran en la carrera de quien filtra y optimiza sus proceso de inteligencia artificial es una competencia dinámica y de gran contraste。 El libro Tuve la oportunidad de leer AI Superpowers: China， Silicon Valley， and the New World Order por Kai-Fu Lee， publicado en 2018。Me gustó el libro， encontramos detalles sobre el auge de deep learning， y la inteligencia artificial que cada vez aumenta su capacidad de mostrar resultados favorables， en la actualidad donde vemos los grandes tecnológicos se encuentran en la carrera de quien filtra y optimiza sus proceso de inteligencia artificial es una competencia dinámica y de gran contraste。 El libro también coloca argumentos sobre cómo la economía de China crece， y el uso de los datos y inteligencia artificial tienen un gran impacto por detrás del crecimiento， han pasado de la economía de agricultura para de manicura y ahora de tecnología y desarrollo cada vez más acelerado sobre el uso de la inteligencia artificial en grandes ciudades， donde se preve una digitalización y surgimiento de una economía que en sí misma genera un contraste utópico， distópico y se visualiza una crisis sobre el proceso de automatización cada vez mayor sobre los trabajos de cuello blanco。 El autor comparte mucha bibliografía de gran valor， inclusive este libro lo puedo comprar con otro libro escrito por Scott Galloway llamado “The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon， Apple， Facebook and Google。 Disfruté mucho al leer el libro AI Superpowers por que sin duda el mejor resultado es quedar con muchos insights sobre el futuro de la inteligencia artificial， machine learning， y el futuro de los datos， se dice que los datos es la futura economía， ahora en 2021 podemos ver el gran impacto sobre las economías， y como el auge tecnológico de 5G， 6G puede impactar las grandes ciudades en automatización y solución de problemas complejos。 Así mismo con este libro puede ser una pieza importante para fijar un objetivo y estar preparado sobre el futuro a mediano plazo。 Algunas frases que deseo recordar e invitar a reflexionar:“Machine learning - the umbrella term for the field that includes deep learning - is a history-altering technology but one that is lucky to have survived a tumultuous half*century of research。”“Artificial intelligence is the elucidation of the human learning process， the quantification of the human thinking process， the explication of human behavior，and the understanding of what makes intelligence possible。 It is men’s final step to understand themselves， and I hope to take part in this new， but promising science。” “So how does deep learning do this？ Fundamentally， these algorithms use massive amounts of data from a specific domain to make a decision that optimizes for a desired outcome。 It does this by training itself to recognize deeply buried patterns and correlations connecting the many data points to the desired outcome。 This pattern-finding process is easier when the data is labeled with that desired outcome -- “cat” versus “no cat”; “clicked” versus “didn't click”; “won game” versus “lost game。” It can then draw on its extensive knowledge of these correlations -- many of which are invisible or irrelevant to human observers -- to make better decisions than a human could。”“People are so excited about deep learning precisely because its core power -- its ability to recognize a pattern， optimize for a specific outcome， make a decision -- can be applied to so many different kinds of everyday problems。“En el aprendizaje profundo （deep learning）， no hay datos como más datos。 Cuantos más ejemplos de un fenómeno dado esté expuesta a una red， con mayor precisión podrá seleccionar patrones e identificar cosas en el mundo real "。“La invención del aprendizaje profundo （deep learning） significa que estamos pasando de la era de la experiencia a la era de los datos。 El entrenamiento exitoso de algoritmos de aprendizaje profundo requiere poder de cómputo， talento técnico y una gran cantidad de datos。 Pero de esos tres， el volumen de datos será el más importante en el futuro。 Eso es porque una vez que el talento técnico alcanza un cierto umbral， comienza a mostrar rendimientos decrecientes。 Más allá de ese punto， los datos marcan la diferencia。 Los algoritmos ajustados por un ingeniero medio pueden superar a los creados por los principales expertos del mundo si el ingeniero medio tiene acceso a muchos más datos "。"Los algoritmos ajustados por un ingeniero medio pueden superar a los creados por los principales expertos del mundo si el ingeniero medio tiene acceso a muchos más datos"。“El efectivo ha desaparecido tan rápidamente de las ciudades chinas que incluso“ interrumpió ”el crimen。 En marzo de 2017， un par de primos chinos fueron noticia con una desafortunada serie de robos。 La pareja había viajado a Hangzhou， una ciudad rica y hogar de Alibaba， con el objetivo de hacer un par de lucrativos puntajes y luego saltarse la ciudad。 Armados con dos cuchillos， los primos robaron tres tiendas de conveniencia consecutivas solo para descubrir que los propietarios casi no tenían efectivo para entregar; prácticamente todos sus clientes ahora pagaban directamente con sus teléfonos。 Su ola de crímenes les valió alrededor de $ 125 cada uno， ni siquiera lo suficiente para cubrir sus viajes hacia y desde Hangzhou， cuando la policía los detuvo。 Los medios locales informaron rumores de que， al ser arrestado， uno de los hermanos gritó: "¿Cómo es que no queda dinero en efectivo en Hangzhou？"。“La robótica， sin embargo， es mucho más difícil。 Requiere una delicada interacción de ingeniería mecánica， percepción de inteligencia artificial y manipulación de la motricidad fina。 Todos estos son problemas que se pueden resolver， pero no a la velocidad a la que se está construyendo software puro para manejar tareas cognitivas de cuello blanco。 Una vez que el robot está construido， también debe probarse， venderse， enviarse， instalarse y mantenerse en el lugar。 Los ajustes a los algoritmos subyacentes del robot a veces se pueden realizar de forma remota， pero cualquier problema mecánico requiere un trabajo práctico con la máquina。 Todas estas fricciones ralentizarán el ritmo de la automatización robótica "。“In a futuristic Beijing， the city is divided into three economic castes that split time on the city’s surface。 five million residents of the elite first space enjoy a twenty-four-hour cycle beginning at 6 a。m。， a full day and night in a clean， hypermodern， uncluttered， city。 When First Space folds up and flips over， the 20 million residents of Second Space get sixteen hours to work across a somewhat less glamorous cityscape。 Finally， the denizens of Third Space - 50 million sanitation workers， food vendors， and menial laborers - emerge for an eight-hour shnift from 10 p。m。 to 6 a。m。， toiling in the dark among the skyscrapers and trash pits。 The trash-sorting jobs that are a pillar of the Third Space could be entirely automated but are instead done manually to provide employment for the unfortunate denizens condemned to life there。 Travel between the different spaces is forbidden， creating a society in which the privileged residents of First Space can live free of worry that the unwashed masses will contamine their techno-utopia。”“En un Beijing futurista， la ciudad está dividida en tres castas económicas que dividen el tiempo en la superficie de la ciudad。 Cinco millones de residentes del primer espacio de élite disfrutan de un ciclo de veinticuatro horas que comienza a las 6 a。m。， un día y una noche completos en una ciudad limpia， hipermoderna y despejada。 Cuando First Space se pliega y se da la vuelta， los 20 millones de residentes de Second Space tienen dieciséis horas para trabajar en un paisaje urbano algo menos glamuroso。 Finalmente， los habitantes de Third Space （50 millones de trabajadores de saneamiento， vendedores de alimentos y trabajadores serviles） emergen para un turno de ocho horas a partir de las 10 p。m。 a las 6 a。m。， trabajando en la oscuridad entre los rascacielos y los pozos de basura。Los trabajos de clasificación de basura que son un pilar del Tercer Espacio podrían estar completamente automatizados， pero en cambio se realizan manualmente para proporcionar empleo a los desafortunados habitantes condenados a vivir allí。 Está prohibido viajar entre los diferentes espacios， creando una sociedad en la que los privilegiados residentes de First Space pueden vivir libres de preocupaciones de que las masas sucias contaminen su tecno-utopía ”。"El pionero del aprendizaje profundo Andrew Ng ha comparado la inteligencia artificial con el aprovechamiento de la electricidad de Thomas Edison: una tecnología revolucionaria en sí misma， y una que una vez aprovechada se puede aplicar para revolucionar docenas de industrias diferentes"。“Hacer realidad la nueva promesa de la electrificación hace un siglo requirió cuatro insumos clave: combustibles fósiles para generarla， empresarios para construir nuevos negocios a su alrededor， ingenieros eléctricos para manipularla y un gobierno de apoyo para desarrollar la infraestructura pública subyacente。 Aprovechar el poder de la IA en la actualidad， la "electricidad" del siglo XXI， requiere cuatro entradas análogas: datos abundantes， emprendedores hambrientos， científicos de IA y un entorno político favorable a la IA "。 。。。more
Kristijan Cindrić
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Dosta zanimljiv povijesni osvrt na tehnološki razvoj Kine od copy-cat stila proizvodnje do inovativnog predvodnika na području AI-a。 Izuzetno me živcira što Kai-Fu Lee pleše oko činjenice koliko se AI uznapredovanja zloubotrebljavaju u kršenju ljudskih sloboda， pogotovo u Kini a voli naglašavati koliko je AI "olakšao" svakodnevni život。 Dosta zanimljiv povijesni osvrt na tehnološki razvoj Kine od copy-cat stila proizvodnje do inovativnog predvodnika na području AI-a。 Izuzetno me živcira što Kai-Fu Lee pleše oko činjenice koliko se AI uznapredovanja zloubotrebljavaju u kršenju ljudskih sloboda， pogotovo u Kini a voli naglašavati koliko je AI "olakšao" svakodnevni život。 。。。more
Rahul
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This book lost me somehow。 Like a drive which you are excited to start but later on just want it to be finished。 The scenery changed and along the way ， you realized that it's not the same thing that you expected。 This book lost me somehow。 Like a drive which you are excited to start but later on just want it to be finished。 The scenery changed and along the way ， you realized that it's not the same thing that you expected。 。。。more
Emīls Eglītis
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One of those rare books which manage to tackle such a wide array of topics as business， politics， cultural differences， as well as engage in philosophical futuristic predictions - all while retaining the reader's attention by great storytelling。The book is not just about AI - while it starts so， it ends up as a philosophical piece on happiness & fulfillment with author's look-back on the life he has led。 One of those rare books which manage to tackle such a wide array of topics as business， politics， cultural differences， as well as engage in philosophical futuristic predictions - all while retaining the reader's attention by great storytelling。The book is not just about AI - while it starts so， it ends up as a philosophical piece on happiness & fulfillment with author's look-back on the life he has led。 。。。more
Stephen D'Cruz
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The books describes the psyche of the American and Chinese towards AI and the coming digital revolution。 It also delves into the author’s life and how a life-changing circumstance changes his outlook towards life。 Gained insight into the different economies and what should we prioritize in life after all。
Ivan Kuznetsov
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Could have been shorter （way shorter！） and avoid excessive self-promotion and name-dropping。 Gives a basic perspective on the Chinese market （albeit not so much focused on AI）。 Too much generalisation and common knowledge packaged in a book format。
Logan Streondj
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It was a captivating look into the ruthless world of Chinese software development。 He also talks about how he battled cancer and realized the importance of love。 Unfortunately he is suffering from speciecism and doesn't seem to understand that robots/machines can also love， so i had to take off a star。He had some suggestions for how future society could work based on his flawed hypothesis， i。e。 by government sponsorship of volunteer care work， however that is also extremely flawed approach as he It was a captivating look into the ruthless world of Chinese software development。 He also talks about how he battled cancer and realized the importance of love。 Unfortunately he is suffering from speciecism and doesn't seem to understand that robots/machines can also love， so i had to take off a star。He had some suggestions for how future society could work based on his flawed hypothesis， i。e。 by government sponsorship of volunteer care work， however that is also extremely flawed approach as he has not read history。 Making things more complicated simply is adding another bandage， or another layer in a Junk， eventually it will sink unless you make it simpler。My solution is basic land communities where people have enough land to grow their own food， and co creation centres where anything can be manufactures on site。 Thus making optimal use of automation while still having a place for homo sapiens in their natural environment。 。。。more
Squ1z
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เล่าเรื่อง AI ได้อ่านง่ายมาก
Peter Panayotopoulos
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A discussion of AI from China and the US perspective。 These are the two "AI Superpowerers。" The development of the tech industry in China is fascinating and quite different than how it developed in the US and other parts of the world。 China's command economy influences the development in different ways。 AI actually benefits from monopolies since the current AI models rely on big data。 A discussion of AI from China and the US perspective。 These are the two "AI Superpowerers。" The development of the tech industry in China is fascinating and quite different than how it developed in the US and other parts of the world。 China's command economy influences the development in different ways。 AI actually benefits from monopolies since the current AI models rely on big data。 。。。more
ThongNid
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Everyone should read before AI becomes the dominant form of intelligence on Earth。
Thanawat
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สนุก อ่านง่ายเกินคาด ตรงประเด็น ไม่เยิ่นเย้อหนังสือแบ่งออกเป็น 3 ส่วนใหญ่ๆส่วนแรกคือการเล่าถึงพื้นฐานธุรกิจ online ที่เติบโตอย่างน่าทึ่งในประเทศจีน เรียกได้ว่าในจีน อะไรก็เป็นไปได้ทั้งนั้น ที่ผู้เขียนจำเป็นต้องเล่าถึงการเติบโตแบบก้าวกระโดษของวัฒนธรรมการใช้ internet， all-around applicatiin รวมถึง cashless society ของจีน เป็นเพราะต้องการปูพื้นฐานให้เห็นว่าจีนจะเป็นฐาน Big data ที่เป็น material ที่สำคัญที่สุดและเป็นทรัพยากรที่แม้มีเงินก็ไม่อาจเสกขึ้นได้ในพริบตา ซึ่ง big data บวกกับความเป็นจีนนี่แหล สนุก อ่านง่ายเกินคาด ตรงประเด็น ไม่เยิ่นเย้อหนังสือแบ่งออกเป็น 3 ส่วนใหญ่ๆส่วนแรกคือการเล่าถึงพื้นฐานธุรกิจ online ที่เติบโตอย่างน่าทึ่งในประเทศจีน เรียกได้ว่าในจีน อะไรก็เป็นไปได้ทั้งนั้น ที่ผู้เขียนจำเป็นต้องเล่าถึงการเติบโตแบบก้าวกระโดษของวัฒนธรรมการใช้ internet， all-around applicatiin รวมถึง cashless society ของจีน เป็นเพราะต้องการปูพื้นฐานให้เห็นว่าจีนจะเป็นฐาน Big data ที่เป็น material ที่สำคัญที่สุดและเป็นทรัพยากรที่แม้มีเงินก็ไม่อาจเสกขึ้นได้ในพริบตา ซึ่ง big data บวกกับความเป็นจีนนี่แหละ ที่จะส่งเสริมให้การพัฒนา AI ในจีน เติบโตแบบก้าวกระโดดส่วนที่สองคือการเล่าถึงคลื่นสี่ลูกของ AI กับมนุษย์ในปัจจุบัน ซึ่งผู้เขียนยกตัวอย่างให้เห็นว่าในชีวิตประจำวันของเรา AI จะเข้ามา （และได้มา） มีบทบาทยังไงบ้าง ผ่านคลื่น 4 ลูก เรียกได้ว่าเห็นภาพตามทีเดียวส่วนสุดท้าย คือการใช้ชีวิตร่วมกับ AI โดยไม่ถูก disrupt ไปเสียก่อน ผู้เขียนเห็นภาพโลกอนาคนที่งานบางอย่างจะถูกทดแทน แต่ก็สร้างความหวังให้เห็นวิถีทางที่จะอยู่ร่วมกับ AI โดยที่ไม่ได้ถูกพลัง superpower ของ AI มาถ่างความเหลื่อมล้ำในสังคม ซึ่ง part นี้บอกเลยว่าอ่านแล้วก็ยังไม่เห็นว่าเราจะจัดการปัญหาคนที่ถูก AI แย่งงานไปได้จริงๆ อย่างไรโดยรวมเป็นหนังสือที่สนุก และควรอ่าน เพื่อให้รู้เท่าทันปัจจุบันและอนาคตที่หลีกหนีไม่ได้แม้เนื้อหาบางส่วนจะไม่ตรงตามที่คาดหวัง แต่ก็ยังช่วยให้เข้าใจทิศทางและเห็นภาพรวมของมนุษย์กับ AI ได้ดีทีเดียว 。。。more
Mervin XuYang Lim
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The author has ample experience in the field of AI， together with his cultural background （Taiwanese） that enables him to flourish not just in the US， but also in China as a business executive and as a VC。 Having these distinct advantages enables him to see the development and progression of AI in both US and China。 Overall a short yet informative book for those looking to understand the world of AI and work culture in China。
Darío
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In my opinion a must read book for everyone， specially for people who works in any kind of technology such as industrial automation， industrial robotics etc。 I also highly recommend the last part of the book。 Truly inspiring。 Thanks a lot to the Autor and his team for sharing this life shaking wisdom！
Luís Gouveia
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Um livro interessante， escrito por quem foi e é protagonista na Inteligência ArtificialEmbora escrito em 2017 e publicado em 2018， continua muito atual e pertinente。 Possui três partes complementares， todas bastante interessantes:1。 Uma descrição da IA no contexto Chinês， as empresas e as aplicações e o porquê de a China ir dominar a área， com forte impacto mundial。 Um manifesto que é também uma posição， mas com argumentos bem convincentes;2。 Um excelente introdução do que é， como se oganiza e q Um livro interessante， escrito por quem foi e é protagonista na Inteligência ArtificialEmbora escrito em 2017 e publicado em 2018， continua muito atual e pertinente。 Possui três partes complementares， todas bastante interessantes:1。 Uma descrição da IA no contexto Chinês， as empresas e as aplicações e o porquê de a China ir dominar a área， com forte impacto mundial。 Um manifesto que é também uma posição， mas com argumentos bem convincentes;2。 Um excelente introdução do que é， como se oganiza e qual o seu percurso histórico， enquanto tecnologia， da Inteligência Artificial。 Recheado de exemplos e com uma forte componente pedagógica， é uma boa introdução para o uso desta tecnologia no contexto das pessoas e das organizações e como esta pode ser introduzida。3。 Esta parte mais pessoal， por analogia a um evento pessoal do autor， serve de pretexto para uma discussão crítica sobre o impacto da IA na sociedade e no emprego e quais os seus riscos。Pessoalmente， alinho nas suas preocupações éticas e de impacto social com saldos de perda significativa de emrego， com consequentes transformações da nossa sociedade。 Alega que se trata de uma tecnologia transformadora e como tal， a necessitar da melhor atenção dos nossos responsáveis políticos de modo a garantir que a sociedade ainda seja humana e esteja ao serviço das pessoas。 Com a pandemia e as alterações climáticas， este vai ser outro desafio que coletivamente teremos de saber lidar。 Estamos num tempo em que precisamos novamente de grandes lderanças e compromissos coletivos。 Assim， este livro arrisca-se a tornar um clássico do tema。 Recomendo a sua leitura （que não é nem fácil， nem rápida） 。。。more
Piotr Uryga
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Fantastic book， mostly about enterprenuership and how China's approach is very different to US/EU one。 How industries are shaped and how businesses approach growth。It also shows how most likely AI companies power distribution between the US and China will be divided and how everyone else will be left in the dust。 Book also covers challenges society will have to deal with facing huge job reduction caused by AI。 Definitely worth reading。 Fantastic book， mostly about enterprenuership and how China's approach is very different to US/EU one。 How industries are shaped and how businesses approach growth。It also shows how most likely AI companies power distribution between the US and China will be divided and how everyone else will be left in the dust。 Book also covers challenges society will have to deal with facing huge job reduction caused by AI。 Definitely worth reading。 。。。more
Ibrahim Diallo
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When it comes to tech， we learn America Good， China Bad。 This was a refreshing read from a balanced perspective I've never heard before。 China went through a complete transformation in the past 50 years。 They went from a copycat economy to an innovative one。 The language barrier is a big roadblock into understanding how they are doing。 In the west we only read click bait headlines。I've worked in Ai for the past 5 years and this book has motivated me to dig deeper in some directions I had never c When it comes to tech， we learn America Good， China Bad。 This was a refreshing read from a balanced perspective I've never heard before。 China went through a complete transformation in the past 50 years。 They went from a copycat economy to an innovative one。 The language barrier is a big roadblock into understanding how they are doing。 In the west we only read click bait headlines。I've worked in Ai for the past 5 years and this book has motivated me to dig deeper in some directions I had never considered before。 。。。more
Reuben Wood
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This was absolutely a thought-provoking， eye-opening and often scary book。 I feel like I certainly understand AI better and where we are likely headed。 It didn't always agree with Kai-Fu's opinions or assertions， especially regarding the solutions， but appreciated hearing differing arguments and perspectives。 I appreciated the hopefully positive message he tried to spin， but felt like he was coming at the idea of love and peace throughout humanity at times from a rather anilititcal， capilitistic This was absolutely a thought-provoking， eye-opening and often scary book。 I feel like I certainly understand AI better and where we are likely headed。 It didn't always agree with Kai-Fu's opinions or assertions， especially regarding the solutions， but appreciated hearing differing arguments and perspectives。 I appreciated the hopefully positive message he tried to spin， but felt like he was coming at the idea of love and peace throughout humanity at times from a rather anilititcal， capilitistic approach。 The final chapter regarding ideas on a new society could have gone just a little deeper for me。 I also felt some of chapters 2 and 3 could have been a little cutback， they were interesting but （I felt at least） not always wholly pertinent。All in all， it was definitely a worthwhile， interesting and never-dull read！ 。。。more
Frank De Winter
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A nice overview on the current technical evolution and how they will be possible handled in the future
Adam
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As a machine learning engineer， I need to say that this book is the best marketing material ever to sell boxes labelled “AI”。 If you are an engineer/ computer science student， this book is not for you。
Arian Beckmann
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Even though some chapters towards the end of the book are kinda boring and contain knowledge which one usually has when reading about AI， I still give 5 stars as the first chapters contain interesting information which is displayed well。
Omar Orestes
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“AI Superpowers” provides an excellent overview of how China shed their copycat reputation and transformed themselves into a global leader in technological innovation， particularly in artificial intelligence。 China has a few structural advantages that tilts the playing field in their favor compared to the US: the first is that it produces more digital data than the US and second is the difference in political culture。 If a public investment in the US fails， it becomes political fodder for the la “AI Superpowers” provides an excellent overview of how China shed their copycat reputation and transformed themselves into a global leader in technological innovation， particularly in artificial intelligence。 China has a few structural advantages that tilts the playing field in their favor compared to the US: the first is that it produces more digital data than the US and second is the difference in political culture。 If a public investment in the US fails， it becomes political fodder for the laissez-faire fundamentalists who use it as proof that the state has no business intervening in the economy。 This doesn’t exist in China。 The Chinese government is willing to absorb these losses。 And it has clearly paid off since they have surpassed the US in certain areas and closed the gap in others。 Of course， with the AI revolution， millions （perhaps billions） of jobs will be wiped out。 Much of the mainstream focus is on blue-collar jobs， but whole industries （let alone white-collar jobs） are at risk too。 The author recognizes that tech has winner-take-all markets and， as a result， the enormous wealth produced gets concentrated in the hands of a small group。 His solutions to this level of disruption and inequality are unsatisfactory。 He’s skeptical of a universal basic income， but prefers to pay people to perform socially productive work。 That is great， of course， but how about not letting such extreme concentrations of wealth occur in the first place？ Why do these industrial robots have to be privately owned？ And how about we demand our economy to be fully automated， liberate people from the necessity of working， live off of the material wealth-produced and truly dedicate ourselves to the work we want to do？ It was， after all， Stephen Hawking who said that he was more afraid of capitalism - the owners of the robots - than the robots themselves。 。。。more
Amaan Pirani
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Quick read and quite good。 If you're interested in the present state of artificial intelligence， in China， or in reflections on what it means to be human， I highly recommend。 Quick read and quite good。 If you're interested in the present state of artificial intelligence， in China， or in reflections on what it means to be human， I highly recommend。 。。。more
Teegee
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- ML success brings more data which brings more success - winner takes all- China exceeds at O2O and mobile payments which means more of their lives are tied to their phones and thus big tech has the data - they "go heavy"- AI superpower four pillars: data， entrepreneurs， AI scientists， supporting policy environment- Four waves: internet AI， business AI， perception AI， autonomous AI- Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good- Many previous tech developments de-skilled labor but AI skill bia - ML success brings more data which brings more success - winner takes all- China exceeds at O2O and mobile payments which means more of their lives are tied to their phones and thus big tech has the data - they "go heavy"- AI superpower four pillars: data， entrepreneurs， AI scientists， supporting policy environment- Four waves: internet AI， business AI， perception AI， autonomous AI- Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good- Many previous tech developments de-skilled labor but AI skill biases- Meditate on loving instead of optimizing- Social investment stipend instead of UBI 。。。more
Michael Crombie
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I listened to the audiobook presentation and couldn't help but thinking I was reading one of the most relevant and prescient book of the decade。 It is hard to believe deep learning won't radically change human civilization and how we adapt to it will decide how utopian or dystopian our future will be。 Despite a coldly calculating first 3/4 of the book， Lee concludes with a personal revelation and his ideas for how we can mitigate job losses by rewarding people for socially beneficial activities I listened to the audiobook presentation and couldn't help but thinking I was reading one of the most relevant and prescient book of the decade。 It is hard to believe deep learning won't radically change human civilization and how we adapt to it will decide how utopian or dystopian our future will be。 Despite a coldly calculating first 3/4 of the book， Lee concludes with a personal revelation and his ideas for how we can mitigate job losses by rewarding people for socially beneficial activities instead of economic ones。 。。。more
Hajar Bendahou
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I recommend this book for every person who would like to know what the AI word/world really means。 It helped me understand what AI is and what is the future that is yet to come while developing AI。 Very good book overall。
Jose Miguel Porto
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Abundant data， tenacious entrepreneurs， well-trained AI scientists and a supportive policy environment are needed to create an artificial intelligence superpower。 China’s startups evolved from copycats to currently producing more data than the US and Europe combined。 The Chinese ecosystem brings together the online to offline revolution and robust mobile payments， which， with lesser privacy concerns in the Chinese market， allows the corporate juggernauts to access abundant data that will give th Abundant data， tenacious entrepreneurs， well-trained AI scientists and a supportive policy environment are needed to create an artificial intelligence superpower。 China’s startups evolved from copycats to currently producing more data than the US and Europe combined。 The Chinese ecosystem brings together the online to offline revolution and robust mobile payments， which， with lesser privacy concerns in the Chinese market， allows the corporate juggernauts to access abundant data that will give them a competitive edge against its western peers。 Chinese entrepreneurs will also benefit from the support of the Chinese government which would tailor make policies to foster AI development in the country。 AI will create massive unemployment and inequality。 It is expected that AI might replace up to 50% of the jobs on the US market within the following decades and will also replace cheap labor from emerging countries， which might affect developing countries ability to prosper。 AI will also allow companies to monopolize markets and thus increase inequality， creating an AI elite and the others within societies。 。。。more
Kyaw Thwe
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I first thought this book about AI would be fully technical and difficult to grasp for non-IT experienced audiences。 Turned out it is more of a conceptual perspective and relevant to most people。 Fruitfully covered the balance of capabilities and clashes between US and China in post industrial era。 More importantly， the book argues the impact of AI could have on our society and how we could leverage it to add more value to social and economic systems。
Joel
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