I had multiple panic attacks while listening. We are so screwed. Author does a great job of summarizing the threat. Wish others were as worried…
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I had my doubts based on what I perceived to be a hyperbolic title. I should learn from that error in perception. Tremendous book. Read it while you can.
This is the first book I’ve read or listened to by C F White. The narrator, Piers Ryman, also was new to me and I must say he did a fantastic job with the book. I had no clue what to expect. This book was so emotional and had me on edge throughout. I thought..
Enjoyable listen
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This was an enjoyable listen. Santa and an Elf meet at a gig and it goes from there! I really enjoyed the epilogue were revenge was served cold!
I appreciated that this wasn’t all fluff and holiday cheer. There were some serious topics covered, I just wish that there had been a little more time spent on the growth through these serious topics. A lot of them felt swept under the rug with a simple apology (like Rick and the trash bag?) but..
Concern well taken, but arguments far from convincing
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I am most worried about the structural problems to society from Ai (e.g. unemployment, loss of meaning, etc), but I am also sympathetic to concerns about the extinction threat. However, I find the arguments in this book wholly unconvincing. I agree with the “this could happen”, and I’m not seeing the leap to “this definitely..
I immensely enjoyed this wonderful story, and I am not sure how, but it is my first book by C.F. White, and she is now on my radar, so it won’t be my last. I adored the two lead characters, Rick Thornton, a down-on-his luck out of work actor, and a bona fide grump, through..
Just because you can touch the sun doesn’t mean you should.
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Nails the point of just because we can make a super intelligence doesn’t mean we will understand it at all.
I have over 600 book in my audible collection, but this is by far the most important one I’ve ever gone through. The more people who read/listen to it, the more likely it is that humanity will survive.
“If Anyone Builds It everyone dies ” delivers a stark warning about the dangers of unchecked superintelligent AI. While the author discusses various parallels, I can’t help but draw on my own heritage as a Native American. Our history serves as a powerful reminder: the original inhabitants of America welcomed newcomers, only to face devastation..