A powerful message perfectly constructed food for nightmares. Their message should permeate every household before its too late.
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Reminiscent of the paranoid terror surrounding the Y2K bug
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Reasonably entertaining, but the single most logically fallacious book I’ve ever encountered. I was a young computer professional when the devastating Y2K bug hype came and went, instantly quieting that “sky is falling” crowd. No one ever admitted how silly they were. Not that there wasn’t genuine issue, but its globally disruptive and possibly unresolvable..
Yudkowsky provides a very approachable explanation of how AI training is done, and the alignment problem in general, and for those reasons the book deserves a rating above 1. The problem with the book is that the main premise of it – Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All – is asserted but not answered…
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies is a well-written and clearly argued examination of the existential risks posed by superhuman artificial intelligence. Yudkowsky communicates his message with precision and urgency, maintaining focus and clarity throughout. The prose is sharp, the reasoning coherent, and the audiobook performance is excellent—measured, articulate, and fully suited to the intensity..
very informative, thought provoking, nightmarish and love that they end it with a suggestion for what the individual can do. I knew that Ai was bad, but didnt really know why. This changed that, Move over climate change, there’s a new existential dread in town
Charming romance with an excellent narrator. Very nice to have a male narrator, with an amazing range of accents and voices for different characters.
This was both an interesting subject and it was explained in a clear and simple way. Excellent read!
A serious conversation about preventing human extinction
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This book makes the discussion about the danger of Artificial superhuman intelligence digestible – and terrifying. And yet it’s hopeful. Not an easy read but well worth the effort.
Good pacing for both the casually interested and the intellectually advanced.
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I liked that they repeated the fundamentals of their thesis to drive home the important aspects of this complex topic.
I’m not sure we can hold back the rush to build superhuman intelligence but the risk is definitely there if we don’t. Will humanity will see the urgency of the situation? I don’t know, this day and age it is very difficult to get consensus on anything, though there is always hope.