en-US Sat, 04 Jan 2025 11:35:08 -0800 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Review7171788294 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 11:35:08 -0800 /review/show/7171788294 Jeff gave 4 stars to The Stepford Wives (Paperback) by Ira Levin
This is a classic and creepy story. Some of the dialogue and norms are different, but it is still relevant today. ]]> Review7171760977 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 11:29:14 -0800 /review/show/7171760977 Jeff gave 5 stars to Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI (Hardcover) by Yuval Noah Harari
This book is a fitting read for the start of 2025. The theme of this book is about how the processing of information impacts human society. We think of inventions like written language, printing press, telegraph, etc. as key reasons for advancements in human society. The author makes a strong case that these are just tools used by humans to control how information is distributed and processed. We are still in the early stages of the AI computer revolution where for the first time, a human invention can make decisions and ACT on them. We've had automated control loops and expert systems for many years which adjust a system based on inputs. However, AI computers have the ability to determine how to respond, and more importantly extrapolate a response based on prior learning. Biological organisms take millennia to tune these types of learning and acting systems. AI computers are being rushed through generations of learning before we are able to truly identify the risks of these systems. ]]> Review7171754522 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 11:27:35 -0800 /review/show/7171754522 Jeff gave 4 stars to How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive (Paperback) by Craig DiLouie
]]> Review7171742767 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 11:25:11 -0800 /review/show/7171742767 Jeff gave 4 stars to The Harbor (Kørner and Werner, #4) by Katrine Engberg
Interesting legal procedural investigation story. ]]> Review7171731490 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 11:22:45 -0800 /review/show/7171731490 Jeff gave 4 stars to Prophet Song (ebook) by Paul Lynch
]]> Review5763949790 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 11:22:08 -0800 /review/show/5763949790 Jeff gave 3 stars to Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Paperback) by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
bookshelves: to-read
]]> Review7171717559 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 11:19:59 -0800 /review/show/7171717559 Jeff gave 4 stars to No Worries: How to live a stress-free financial life (Hardcover) by Jared Dillian
This book contains a lot of practical advice on how to manage money in order to minimize anxiety and increase happiness. Key premise is that there are two sources of stress with regards to money: Debt and uncertainty. He refers frequently to two different extremes of money spenders: High rollers and cheapskates. ]]> Review7171707726 Sat, 04 Jan 2025 11:17:39 -0800 /review/show/7171707726 Jeff gave 4 stars to Glory Boy (Drop Trooper: Birthright #1) by Rick Partlow
]]> Review7153668490 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:50:48 -0800 /review/show/7153668490 Jeff gave 5 stars to The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values (Hardcover) by Brian Christian
Solid explanation of the current state of artificial intelligence. ]]> Review7153644306 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:47:45 -0800 /review/show/7153644306 Jeff gave 4 stars to Exodus (Orbs, #4) by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
I enjoyed this series. ]]>