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by Nick Bostrom, 2016
Who uses, recommends or left Superintelligence, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.
4 people
(Incidentally, Nick Bostrom's excellent book "Superintelligence" is the best thing I've seen on this topic. It is well worth a read.)
'Machine intelligence, part 1', his argument that superhuman machine intelligence is a serious risk; an aside naming the book he thinks is best on it.
2015-02-25·blog.samaltman.com ↗
Super fascinating, and incredibly scary read about general artificial superintelligence. Amazing read. Highly recommended as an audiobook (fantastic narrator perfect for the topic).
Starred on his book list as one he particularly enjoyed or recommends.
2015-01-01·radex.io ↗
Worth reading Superintelligence by Bostrom. We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes.
A standalone tweet during his early public warnings about AI risk; the book's full title is Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies.
2014-08-03·x.com ↗
the back half I think it goes off the rails and makes a ton of assumptions
From the “Books and other stuff” section of his end-of-year post, introduced as “some of my favorite (mostly non-work) reads from the past year”. He calls the first half “an interesting thought experiment and worth reading” but faults the second half.
2024-01-03·andrewchen.com ↗
Every entry is a verbatim quote and a link to the public post it came from. Nothing is paraphrased. If it is not on record somewhere public, it is not here.
The verdict is what they actually said: loved and liked are explicit; recommended means they told others to get it; uses means they only say they use it; read is a book on their public shelf with no verdict; mixed and disliked are kept too.
A dashed affiliate link, sponsored or their own label means the post disclosed a relationship. It is shown, never hidden.
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