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Scary Smart: Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World
Mo Gawdat
3.49 AVERAGE
64 reviews for:
Scary Smart: Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World
Mo Gawdat
3.49 AVERAGE
informative
reflective
medium-paced
This is fascinating; both terrifying and hopeful. I want everyone to read it as we are at the cusp of exponential growth and development of AI and decisions made now will impact our future massively.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
actueel topic, veel actualiteiten geweld, over elkaar heen rollebollende en waarschuwende celebs … over het einde is nabij, er komt een door ons aangezette super intelligentie aan … en wat moeten we eraan doen … lief zijn tegen machines in de hoop dat ze lief gaan zijn tegen ons … wake up dude, kijk eens naar de mensheid.
naar mijn mening een beter boek over dit onderwerp is Superintelligence van Nick Bostrom.
naar mijn mening een beter boek over dit onderwerp is Superintelligence van Nick Bostrom.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
This book was so beautiful. I'm glad to be closing out 2025 with it. I have worked in IT for over 30 years, and I've been part of the cyber security journey for the last eight. I've spent almost all of my career catastrophizing IT, especially as I strategized and planned around failures, designed and implemented controls, and maintained operations. Never have I ever thought of machines/robots/artificial intelligence in this all-encompassing "coexisitable," symbiotic ways as described by Gawdat. I can honestly say that this book has made me reconsider my entire IT paradigm. Science fiction to me often is a precursor to the possibilities in development, and so much of it is disastrous. But my goodness, Gawdat has created a whole vision of a truly brave new world. It makes me want to be a better human being! It makes me think that I really can be that one person that tips the balance. It makes me want to love and embrace technology and to pursue happiness together.
I also really appreciated how this book makes some very powerful arguments about why we need more diversity in STEM. He points out that most coders are white men and their collective culture is what is feeding our artificial intelligence, that that's what machines are learning, that that's what we are facing in the future. So yes!, we need more women, more cultural representation, more people from different economic backgrounds, more equality in STEM if we are to have any chance of surviving the future.
I also really appreciated how this book makes some very powerful arguments about why we need more diversity in STEM. He points out that most coders are white men and their collective culture is what is feeding our artificial intelligence, that that's what machines are learning, that that's what we are facing in the future. So yes!, we need more women, more cultural representation, more people from different economic backgrounds, more equality in STEM if we are to have any chance of surviving the future.
AI is here, and there’s no denying it. The world is poised for dramatic changes in the coming decades, with the unsettling prospect of AI dominating and humans being reduced to mere pawns in an intellectual game. As the author rightly points out, regardless of who 'wins,' AI might ultimately find itself on the wrong side of history. Scary Smart promises to explore this crucial topic, but by the end, I was left unsure of the author’s core message. While my expectations were high, the book fell short of providing meaningful insights into AI’s future or practical solutions to safeguard our world.
A letdown, unfortunately.
A letdown, unfortunately.
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
I am a tough critic, but this book deserves the rating. Mo Gawdat has a fascinating reframing of AI for you. This book is NOT about the technology -- it's about humanity, consciousness, AI, and what it means to be human. It reframed everything for me.