I got a pre-release copy of this and have read a bit of it but I'm starting to dig in fully.
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Cthos started reading We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Ishida Syou
We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Ishida Syou
For fans of The Travelling Cat Chronicles, The Cat Who Saved Books and She and Her Cat, discover the Japanese …
Cthos started reading Build a Golden Bridge by Michelle Pauk
Change in the workplace is constant. Whether it’s a reorganization, a new tool, or a …
I got a pre-release copy of this and have read a bit of it but I'm starting to dig in fully.
Cthos reviewed The AI Con by Emily M. Bender
A smart, incisive take-down of the bogus claims being made about so-called ‘artificial intelligence’, exposing …
A very solid pushback on all of the AI Hype
4 stars
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.
Cthos finished reading The AI Con by Emily M. Bender
The AI Con by Emily M. Bender, Alex Hanna
A smart, incisive take-down of the bogus claims being made about so-called ‘artificial intelligence’, exposing the real harm these technologies …
Cthos rated Sunlit Man: 4 stars
Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson
Years ago he had comrades in arms and a cause to believe in, but now the man who calls himself …
Cthos set a goal to read 12 books in 2025
Cthos started reading Nona the Ninth by Tasmin Muir (The Locked Tomb, #3)
Nona the Ninth by Tasmin Muir (The Locked Tomb, #3)
Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party. In many …
Cthos finished reading Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson
Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson
Years ago he had comrades in arms and a cause to believe in, but now the man who calls himself …
Cthos finished reading Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #5)
Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #5)
Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. …
Cthos started reading Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #5)
Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #5)
Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. …
Cthos started reading The Dark Powers of Tolkien by David Day
Cthos started reading I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt by Madeline Pendleton
A big-hearted, no-bullshit memoir from the TikTok superstar about her journey from living paycheck to …
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.
Cthos rated The Intelligence Illusion: 5 stars
The Intelligence Illusion by Baldur Bjarnason
What are the major business risks to avoid with generative AI? How do you avoid having it blow up in …