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When We Cease to Understand the World
- De: Benjamin Labatut, Adrian West - translator
- Narrado por: Adam Barr
- Duración: 5 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 924
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 766
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 760
When We Cease to Understand the World is a book about the complicated links between scientific and mathematical discovery, madness, and destruction. Fritz Haber, Alexander Grothendieck, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger - these are some of the luminaries into whose troubled lives Benjamín Labatut thrusts the listener, showing us how they grappled with the most profound questions of existence.
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the true heir w.g. sebald
- De Thomas en 12-23-21
Fascinating, unusual read (listen)
Revisado: 04-01-22
I very much enjoy audio books about philosophy, science and mathematics, and this text brings them together quite well. More importantly (and wonderfully), the author builds a pathway for us to walk along with him - the message and importance builds, and not always in a linear fashion. However, as we realize the inspirational interconnection among great thinkers, and the author relates it to their personal experiences in the final chapter, we come to an fuller understanding of the title of the book and how it relates to our knowledge of reality and the meaning of our place within it. Add to that some very well-crafted narrative non-fiction and trippy stories of ground-breaking physicists, and you end up with a worthwhile read indeed!
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The Alignment Problem
- Machine Learning and Human Values
- De: Brian Christian
- Narrado por: Brian Christian
- Duración: 13 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 879
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 714
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 709
Today's "machine-learning" systems, trained by data, are so effective that we've invited them to see and hear for us - and to make decisions on our behalf. But alarm bells are ringing. Systems cull résumés until, years later, we discover that they have inherent gender biases. Algorithms decide bail and parole - and appear to assess black and white defendants differently. We can no longer assume that our mortgage application, or even our medical tests, will be seen by human eyes. And autonomous vehicles on our streets can injure or kill.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Required reading for any AI course
- De ehan ferguson en 11-16-20
- The Alignment Problem
- Machine Learning and Human Values
- De: Brian Christian
- Narrado por: Brian Christian
Clear and thought provoking
Revisado: 02-14-22
I enjoy listening to books read by the author - they are the authority on how to convey the importance of the material. And this is very, very important material and concepts. This is an excellent book,not just for understanding the potential risks and challenges of teaching (and coexisting and thriving with) our intelligent machines, but also as a clear and concise history and background of the development of artificial intelligence algorithms. Please read/listen to it- it is the responsibility of an informed citizenry to become familiar with these issues.
l had read books about the dangers of bias in AI applications, and indeed that is explained here as well (with a clearer technical background than most of those other books). But this book goes beyond these cautionary cases to explain, clearly, the root challenges that can lead to biases (and much greater disasters) and the likely pathways to solutions. These pathways are developed via well-explained explorations of machine epistemological theories and learning mechanisms, building from social, psychological and in some cases neurological concepts, to computational ideas.
This book is already helping me to add new and forward-looking concepts to the university course I teach on risk assessment in engineered systems, as well as a course I co-teach with faculty from humanities disciplines on the nature of knowledge. Thank you!
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The Souls of Black Folk
- De: W.E.B. Du Bois
- Narrado por: Walter Covell
- Duración: 8 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 109
W.E.B. Du Bois said, on the launch of his groundbreaking 1903 treatise, The Souls of Black Folk, "for the problem of the 20th century is the problem of the color-line", a prescient statement. Setting out to show to the audience "the strange meaning of being black here in the dawning of the 20th century", Du Bois explains the meaning of the emancipation, and its effect, and his views on the roles of the leaders of his race.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An eloquent & educational history
- De Chandra en 02-19-05
- The Souls of Black Folk
- De: W.E.B. Du Bois
- Narrado por: Walter Covell
A very important work
Revisado: 07-24-21
Powerful words, beautifully crafted. Make no mistake - as relevant today as when it was written. Read this and Caste, to begin to understand the source and pain of racism and castism.
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