Matthew Duncan

Spot on ... pre-GPT3

Revisado: 02-20-22

A superb evaluation of humanities progress in intelligence and philosophy, and how it drives and defines our quest for human level AI.
Unfortunately, out of nowhere, he claims conscious AI is far off, or impossible. We in 2022 beg to differ.

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A thoughtful brain summary

Revisado: 01-16-22

lots of great caae studies to exemplify the brain mechanisms described. Perhaps the part on consciousness could be updated.

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Reference Frames all the way down

Revisado: 04-05-21

Explains the development of the neocortex based on logic evolutionary paths. Explains Vernon Mountcastles replicated cortical columns' ability to model and represent all forms of information used to think, reason, predict and plan. Does not explain consciousness, but I can do that with the building blocks provided.

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A meaningful trope through the Human use of Humans

Revisado: 10-14-20

Worthy of owning the hard copy. The takes the best ideas of the best minds about mindful development and use of minds.

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Turnkey Fascism and PsyOps War

Revisado: 11-23-19

Without even explaining the exponential growth in the power of these algorithms, this story nevertheless explains and reveals how they are leveraged as force-amplification by targeted manipulation. That data is still out there ... and the detail and precision continues to grow. Mere mortals have no defense against this. You can personally eschew all electronics, as the author did, but that does not protect you from it's application in the masses. The only strategy, is to fight back. Everyone of integrity needs to fight the disinformation and fight for privacy laws.

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Motivational story telling for Data Scientists

Revisado: 11-08-19

If you already know the science behind AI, deep neural networks and machine learning, then this can be an inspirational tome describing how these various projects succeeded, what domains and resources are needed, and potential opportunities in other applications. For example, the information fusion in autonomous vehicles can be applied in many other dynamic systems with constant data streams and ability to influence decisions to minimize costs, time or energy functions.

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Opportunity + Work = Success

Revisado: 10-05-19

Makes the case that every outlier got there by a set of circumstances. It's like saying, the spire on top of a building got there by a set of preconditions. You don't have many high-rises in the desert (except Dubai), and you don't have many bob-sled champions coming out of Jamaica.
The ultimate point being, that just about anyone can be an outlier, given the right circumstances. Some do have a genetic advantage or disadvantage, but there are many dimensions through which the person may find alternative paths to success and happiness.
However, every class or group of people has a exceptional person. The broader question is, for each case, what qualities and circumstances were precursors to that exceptionalism. Generally, it has to involve something giving that person the will, desire and belief that they can find a path to success. That has to involve education, a mentor, or a role model inspiration.
I came from poverty, a broken home, living in a ghetto with criminals. I got bumped from home to home. I observed the differences, and learned what makes a family or person strong, honorable and passionate. I read books. I fought like hell to make myself better. I never ever hurt anyone. I picked out the exceptional people, dissected their character, and inherited it. I stuck to my education like a bulldog-mule. I'm no outlier, unless you take the differential of my start->now / normal.
But ... the key to true outliers really is that they were able to focus on a personal talent, apply 10 000 hours of passionate practice, and were able to apply that experience to a bevy of opportunities.
So, you gotta have vision to see where the opportunities will be. You have to take stock of your capabilities and passions. Then, choose a path to merge the two, which affords you the opportunity to work as hard as possible, such that the harder you work, the happier you are.

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Excellent, as expected of Gleick

Revisado: 09-13-19

That transition from 'noise' to information to meaning ... and beyond. This book itself, is a catalyst, turning your mind's noise into understanding ... and further, an appreciation of how dynamic systems feed on negative entropy to create meaning, understanding and awareness of the phenomena of reality.

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Nice stories Grace Hopper, Florence Nighting

Revisado: 09-13-19

Almost nothing in this book talked about AI. It was stats 101 + data analysis applications. It should have been called Data IQ, or DIQ.

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Inspirational and Enlightening

Revisado: 07-02-19

Although I have read Brian's more recent books, The Fabric of the Cosmos ('04) and The Hidden Reality '(11), this one does lay a solid foundation, and gets back to the fundamentals.
i just wish there were a catalogue of each idea, event and contributors, in order to thread it all together, and identify the points where one theory or experiment supports, contradicts or builds on another.

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