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AI Superpowers
- China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
- Narrated by: Mikael Naramore
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER
Dr. Kai-Fu Lee - one of the world’s most respected experts on AI and China - reveals that China has suddenly caught up to the US at an astonishingly rapid and unexpected pace.
In AI Superpowers, Kai-fu Lee argues powerfully that because of these unprecedented developments in AI, dramatic changes will be happening much sooner than many of us expected. Indeed, as the US-Sino AI competition begins to heat up, Lee urges the US and China to both accept and to embrace the great responsibilities that come with significant technological power. Most experts already say that AI will have a devastating impact on blue-collar jobs. But Lee predicts that Chinese and American AI will have a strong impact on white-collar jobs as well. Is universal basic income the solution? In Lee’s opinion, probably not. But he provides a clear description of which jobs will be affected and how soon, which jobs can be enhanced with AI, and most importantly, how we can provide solutions to some of the most profound changes in human history that are coming soon.
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- dave
- 22-01-20
considering Kai-Fu is now not behaving like...
an egotistical robot algorithm, I'm disappointed at the number of times he felt it necessary to tell us how outstandingly popular he is, reviewing his stellar career, successful books and social media following, and sterling CV repeatedly. the message / story was great though, nice language, perfectly relayed by Mikael. Believable, and scary. Eye-opening prose. Potential Armageddon for the vast majority. The more are aware the better
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- Mr. Lee
- 18-06-23
Set aside your petty political agenda
The book accurately describes a) the development and history of AI b) advancement of Chinese counter part to Silicon Valley (excuse me, for once Silicon Valley isnt the main stage) but plenty of information is already out there about FAANG.
Yes, the book isn’t hyper-focused on specific technologies or methodologies, but for that youd want to go with MIT’s lecture.
I whole-heartedly agree that it isn’t a zero sum game. Humanity as a whole should benefit, not destroy each other over AI. The negative reviews make it abundantly clear why this will be difficult
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- Neil Griffiths
- 14-06-23
Hugely informative
This is now a couple of years old, and some of the predictions are starting to prove a little optimistic, but the overarching message is one of a future that can, if we choose to harness AI wisely, be a lot brighter.
There is a lot to take in on this relatively short book but Kai-Fu Lee’s experience across both the Chinese and American worlds of technology mean this is as much an informed critique of both as much as it is a polemic on the future of AI.
Very interesting and highly recommended.
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- Helio Reis
- 19-03-24
Good book
Still very actual and plenty of food for thought about the future with AI and humans
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- Tomé
- 03-09-19
First Half is Great!
The author has great insight into the world of AI as it is now but his projections of the future show a strong class bias. He reveals that he might be detached from the realities of common people when he suggests that people who miss out on the huge profits from AI should turn to caring for the rich, their children and their elderly as a way to maintain occupation after the labour disruption that AI will cause.
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- Tomek
- 30-10-19
Book is very informative.
As I live and work in China for several years, I had opportunity to witness first hand transformative developments described in the book. Some commentators - especially those from US - accuse Mr Lee of strong biased towards China. I disagree although I understand where their mistake of judgment originates from. It's basically lack of experience.
Book describes AI more from practical and philosophical rather than technical point of view.
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- Johan
- 14-09-22
Would have been perfect bar pronunciation!
It would have received the perfect score from me if the Narrator could have pronounced the Chinese words properly. I'm a foreigner living in China for the past 10 years, so I can relate to this book. The only thing that redacted from the experience was the pronunciation of the Chinese names and cities. The Narrator really should have been either the author himself, or an Asian American.
This book really shows the Chinese work ethic and government planning. No government official is appointed without extensive experience and qualifications - unlike in western countries. The only option, is to succeed.
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- Faisal Khesrawi
- 15-11-18
Not satisfied
Not much about current progress in ai and challenges
More a story of his own exp w the field and generel ai stuff
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- Roon
- 03-04-20
Not really what I was expecting
I was expecting to hear more about the actual advancements and the technical details but mostly this was just about the work cultures in Silicon Valley and China.
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- Simon Huggins
- 21-07-19
Excellent overview of the state of AI and us
Really insightful analysis of the history, current state and future of AI and Machine Learning, with a smattering of humanism appearing towards the end after the author's own brush with mortality.
The latter part feels like a bit of an afterthought, opening up the possibility for a further book with more analysis - this side of things seemed a lot less based on experience and research, being a relatively new part of his life.
I would like to have heard the book read in the author's voice, but the narrator did a good job of keeping my interest, with only one very odd extra insertion, which I'm guessing covered an omission or late edit.
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