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An untidy history of AI across four books

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111 points ewf | 9 comments | 19 Sep 25 18:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.405s | source | bottom
1. jstanley ◴[19 Sep 25 18:36 UTC] No.45304910[source]▶
The four books discussed in that passage are:

AI Snake Oil – by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor

Nexus – by Yuval Noah Harari

Genesis – by Henry Kissinger, Craig Mundie, and Eric Schmidt

The Singularity Is Nearer – by Ray Kurzweil

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2. ks2048 ◴[19 Sep 25 18:49 UTC] No.45305070[source]▶
Henry Kissinger, noted AI expert.
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3. homarp ◴[19 Sep 25 19:01 UTC] No.45305164[source]▶
well craig mundie and eric schmidt not much better
4. KerrAvon ◴[19 Sep 25 19:07 UTC] No.45305225[source]▶
it's not complimentary about them, FWIW
5. DebtDeflation ◴[19 Sep 25 19:26 UTC] No.45305416[source]▶
In 20 years, Kurzweil will write another book entitled, "The Singularity is Almost Here".
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6. FungalRaincloud ◴[19 Sep 25 19:47 UTC] No.45305694[source]▶
He's 77 years old. Let the man retire, damn.
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7. kelseyfrog ◴[19 Sep 25 20:02 UTC] No.45305878{3}[source]▶
Pills in; books out. That's the deal.
8. Igrom ◴[19 Sep 25 21:07 UTC] No.45306607[source]▶
As criticized in the featured article, yes.
9. imperfect_light ◴[20 Sep 25 03:32 UTC] No.45310071[source]▶
He did so well with Theranos