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I’ll stop calling it cobotics now…. ;)

Revisado: 04-24-24

I’ve been calling this cobotics with friends and family for the last 4-5 years of AI studies… now I have to call it co-intelligence.

What a great listen set. Did it first on the commute dropping off kids and the Better Half at school/work. Second was in an Adirondack listening to the water with some cannabis.

Third was patchy recall listens on and off with Jen after she listened fully.

Fourth will be this summer during summer studies with kiddos as part of their focus on transformers.

Good stuffs Ethan!

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Great Epilogue

Revisado: 06-15-22

Moving towards AI with values & common sense… maybe a few more sprinkles. Great piece of research.

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Holos & LifeStream… ;)

Revisado: 10-11-21

I really enjoyed the concepts being played out on this book. Fantastic application of foundation in early chapters that built up to the “syncopated pulse” of the meta concepts in the last 2 chapters. Informative and entertaining till the end. I have a half page of terms to Google after reading.… success.

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Fantastic Fruit Salad

Revisado: 10-10-21

This book stood out as one about connection vs. prediction. The attorney does a great job for following up on many points made in Rise of the Robots, while throwing in more pertinent & time sensitive post Corona issues.

I appreciated the constant call back to modern companies, technologies and people influencing AI in our world.

This book did not break new ground. It made the road we are seeing before us a little more organized.

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Merging Accurate Technological Analysis with Engaging Fiction

Revisado: 09-21-21

With forty years of experience in AI research and product development from Apple, Microsoft, and Google, Kai-Fu partners with Quifan, a former Google colleague who went into the field of science fiction writing, to first create a prediction of AI's impact on humanity through prose with researched analysis. It shows our world in the coming decades, twenty to be exact, providing an accurate and engaging depiction of what life could look like alongside AI.

No matter your competency with AI, this is a fun read that both entertains as well as educates. The analysis after each chapter paired with the emotionally-gripping fictional world the chapter presents helps the reader step into 2041 and truly understand the implications of these technological advances, showing that: "Imagination indeed shapes the world". This book has a wonderful format, switching from fiction to nonfiction expertely to convey factual information with emotional resonance.

In Chapter 3 (spoiler warning!), two twins, one who we learn is born with Asperger's, each get assigned a personal AI partner that adapts in order to meet their specific needs in education. As their story progresses, both kids take drastically different paths in life. We follow their emotional struggles as AI takes over important roles in the world of investing and art, the two career paths they've chosen. The children, Golden Sparrow and Silver Sparrow, learn to work with their AI companions to combine skills and open new avenues for human creativity and connection in their fields of passion, rather than succumb to their fear that they've been replaced by AI. Their human teachers and parents, rather than becoming obsolete as AI replaces many of their past responsibilities, work with the AI for the betterment of the children, giving an optimistic outlook on real AI applications to benefit rather than rob our agency in our growth as individuals, showing how AI can remove menial tasks and allow humans to grow in "critical thinking, creativity, empathy, and teamwork."

The two boys, Silver Sparrow and Golden Sparrow, clash at first, their disparate personalities butting heads. Their AI partners grow with them, taking on disparate personalities of their own. This adaptation transforms their education to meet individual needs, personalizing each child's preferred method of learning in the most efficient way, and it breaks down many barriers currently in place in the hard-to-scale education system. It frees up their teachers time to connect, taking data provided by the AI to coax artistic genius from Silver Sparrow, who for a long time remained closed off due to his Asperger's, allowing him space to connect and create inspiring art. We see into a future where AI can help children with neurodiverse needs thrive in our world as well as how AI will compliment skills rather than take away opportunities. Golden Sparrow takes a less artistic approach to life after he gets adopted into a family who grills him to become a top-performer in the world of investing, and his parents use his AI to drill him daily until he can become successful...only to find once he reaches his goal that he's become far surpassed by AI doing his job better and faster. In a reunion with his brother, he learns not to let this discourage him, and in the end they combine their adapted AI, one trained to see the world mathematically, the other artistically, in order to forge a stronger connection between them and make amends after being estranged for many years. Silver Sparrow, who avoided physical contact his whole life, has grown thanks to the support of his AI companion — and as he reunites with his brother, they are able to share a hug. The chapter is heartwarming and gives hope for the future of our children.

A wonderful read, a must-have for any enthusiast of AI.

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Kurt Bunker - BiFrost Bridge Studios

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Great prep for Rule of the Robots

Revisado: 09-21-21

Good Aggregate of info. I read this in the past, so having this summary was very useful to prepare for Rule of the Robots.

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Not much for reviews...

Revisado: 05-04-21

I much prefer Twitter. ;)

That said, I really enjoyed working through this audio book on a whiteboard related to several research topics for a project. Thoughtful and pertinent.

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Balanced & Curious

Revisado: 03-10-21

I throughly enjoyed the weave of topics. I like an audiobook that makes me pause a few dozen times and write notes on the whiteboard.

I would recommend this for anyone trying to find a grounded take on the 4IR we are entering. ;)

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