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This book is just...sick. I would recommend it to any student who is generally enthusiastic about AI but wants to discover specific applications (and potential societal implications of those applications) that excite them, as this book is essentially an encyclopedia of important and emerging AI subtopics.

Some things I love about this book:

1. It is level-headed and avoids being hyperbolic with regards to certain topics within the broader AI discussion (*cough cough* perils of singularity *cough cough*).

2. As with Kai-Fu Lee's AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order, this book has an interesting discussion on UBI....and even an Andrew Yang shoutout!

3. Mind was blown by the idea that every economic theory is based on the assumption of scarcity and that if we enter an age of plentitude (AI drives cost of lots of things -> $0) we will essentially need an overhaul and reboot on economic policy, free market ideas for self-correcting suddenly no worky, etc.

4. I found the fictional stories--and their incredible ability to shamelessly stuff AI into every dialogue/description nook and cranny--to be charming, and thought they did a good job of adding to the richness of the discussion.

// Favorite story: "The Holy Driver"
// Most highlighted subtopics: AGI, robotics, A-EVs, quantum computing, and post-scarcity economix.