From the same author as Sapiens and Homo Deus (which are still on my list), his newest book talks about how our world is exponentially changing before our eyes. Makes you really think about the future that is upon us
Rating: 4/5
Humankind won’t abandon the liberal story because it has no alternative
Automation could create mass unemployment
AI might make cars and doctors redundant because of the interconnectivity of an entire system
One of the fastest growing sectors is the human care market
Algorithms may produce entire songs based on human emotions
Alpha Zero went from knowing nothing to world chess champion in 4 hours!
Key innovation in medicine is the biometric sensor as you can now track everything inside the human body
Countries may now develop super algorithms for surveillance that can monitor absolutely everything you do
Intelligence and consciousness are different and unlikely that AI will have consciousness
Those who own the data own the future, and therefore it needs to be regulated
Biggest threat in the next century is who owns the data
THe key to the next phase of life is better understanding of consciousness and being more in touch with your mind
Nationlist isolationism is more dangerous in the context of climate change and nuclear war
Culturalist vs. racist (becoming the norm to discriminate people based on culture)
If we free our imagination from terrorism, it will fail (avoid mass media hysteria)
Fake news has existed for thousands of years (if you tell a lie enough times, eventually people will believe it as the truth)
False stories are more advantageous than truth in uniting large groups of people
Pay for your information as it’s more likely to be truthful
Ex machina is more about female liberation than a female robot destroying humanity
We are already trapped inside a box that is our brain and real life
Important to educate ourselves about how to find out what is true and what is not and use that knowledge to build our perception of the world
You’re going to constantly need to reinvent yourself
Our desires are manifestations of biochemical processes (influenced by cultural factors beyond our control), we might be less preoccupied with them
If politicians talk about sacrifice, purity, redemption and eternity, sound the alarm
When undergoing meditation, focus your mind and bodily sensations and how they feel to you
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