Rationality: From AI to Zombies Review

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Pros

Pro
Will make you smarter

Your intelligence is being used to defeat itself. Learn how to stop that.

Pro
Mindblowing ideas

From (friendly) AI to (philosophical) zombies. Also Pebblesorters. And why humans are insane.

Pro
Fictional interludes

These are quality science fiction short stories in their own right.

Pro
Funny

Pro
Engaging

Cons

Con
Not enough citations

Just Google it.

Con
Has some highly technical references in places

Things like physics (relativity, quantum mechanics), mathematics and computer programming. Scared? Didn't think so.

Con
Long

The chapters are relatively short and digestible essays and short stories. The problem: there are 333 of them. On paper, this would take volumes, but this is an ebook. You'll get a lot out of it long before you finish though.

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Rationality: From AI to Zombies Review

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Pros

Pro Will make you smarter

Pro Mindblowing ideas

Pro Fictional interludes

Pro Funny

Pro Engaging