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We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Ishida Syou
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I enjoyed reading this book, though as someone who watches Mystery AI Hype Theatre 3000 pretty regularly, the information contained within is something I was already aware of.
For those of you who haven't read it, give it a read - it covers a lot of the underlying lies being bandied about in the current AI Hype bubble, and the sheer amount of bullshit coming out of Silicon Valley as they desperately grasp for the trillion dollar use case.
Overall, pretty short, but extremely well cited. The only ding I'm giving the book is that I think the prose could have been structured a bit better, there are a bunch of "we'll cover this in {x} section" or "we covered this in {x} section" as you go through and I think you'd have needed less of that were the sections reorganized a bit to have a stronger "narrative" …
I enjoyed reading this book, though as someone who watches Mystery AI Hype Theatre 3000 pretty regularly, the information contained within is something I was already aware of.
For those of you who haven't read it, give it a read - it covers a lot of the underlying lies being bandied about in the current AI Hype bubble, and the sheer amount of bullshit coming out of Silicon Valley as they desperately grasp for the trillion dollar use case.
Overall, pretty short, but extremely well cited. The only ding I'm giving the book is that I think the prose could have been structured a bit better, there are a bunch of "we'll cover this in {x} section" or "we covered this in {x} section" as you go through and I think you'd have needed less of that were the sections reorganized a bit to have a stronger "narrative" arc.

A smart, incisive take-down of the bogus claims being made about so-called ‘artificial intelligence’, exposing the real harm these technologies …

Years ago he had comrades in arms and a cause to believe in, but now the man who calls himself …

Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party. In many …

Years ago he had comrades in arms and a cause to believe in, but now the man who calls himself …

Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. …

Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. …
Grabbed this from the library. It's alright so far, it's mostly a biography with some financial advice mixed in so far.
Grabbed this from the library. It's alright so far, it's mostly a biography with some financial advice mixed in so far.

What are the major business risks to avoid with generative AI? How do you avoid having it blow up in …
Great book. It's clear that Mr. Bjarnason is a Generative AI skeptic (and I am too) but he gives a lot of practical advice which aims to tamp down on the hype a little.
Great book. It's clear that Mr. Bjarnason is a Generative AI skeptic (and I am too) but he gives a lot of practical advice which aims to tamp down on the hype a little.