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Lazy Researcher Review - For those if us simultaneously reading too many things, half-watching something , prepping to go out or cancel, on a losing mRpg campaign, or whatever list of things you've got going on but still want to get in some edutaining facts to get the brain stimulated.
Information Accessibility scale:
If you're a novice at the topic. Let's look at it like this (1 being the easiest it could be and 5 meaning you need at least an undergrad to get this)
■1.Bob Ross- you can paint a pretty picture with it! don't overthink it, just enjoy vibe.
■2. Bill Nye - Let me break it down for you in fun nite size chunks.
■3.Neil de Grasse Tyson - It might get a little heavy but in the end it'll be worth it.
■4.Feynman, Hawking, Einstein, Kaku, Curie -it's concept heavy, theoretically dense and linguistically advanced - need more data.
■5.Christopher Nolan in his Tenet/Inception time distortion era of wait what- is that even possible??? Might need a dissertation to bisect this.
LEVEL: This is at a 1.5 It's friendly and fun not theory dense, more like a momager waxing nostalgicabout the birth, growing pains and subsequent world domination superstardom of their kid - in this case AI & Robotics.
Rabbit hole Worthy or Nah?:
Most reference books tend to compel me to want to do more research, especially in fields I'm interested in. This is one of them. I spent the better part of what should have been a self imposed "tech-free" day, getting deeper into the AI research black hole. In that regard, yes, Bentley outlines a ton of concepts and provides a skeleton key of sorts which you can use elsewhere to dive in deeper.
Snore inducing or Willing All-nighter :
This book moves in flashes of info in pictures and short succinct paragraphs. If you're studying and need extra info for an essay you'd get through it fast and still have time for a couple of hours sleep.
Spotlight on Theorists:
●‘Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, it might also be the last, unless we learn how to avoid the risks.’ (Stephen Hawking, 2014)
●It is almost as though words are objects that you can move around and manipulate, perhaps transforming them, in the same way that the rules of mathematics allow us to manipulate numbers. (on Symbolic AI)
●Logic is a very powerful kind of representation. Anything expressed in logic ?ust be true or false, allowing us to represent knowledge; for example: raining is true; windy is false. (on rules of Logic )
Significant Concept:
The two Winters of AI followed by the current AI summer. It just goes to show that progress is not instantaneous. Also, some scientists were mad with euphoric excitement and spewing what sounded like nonsense at the time.
OVERALL:
Okay but seriously, this was an entertaining acvount of the inception and progression of Artificial intelligence and Robotics to date. I also didn't feel like I was studying for a semester exam which is bonus because my college years are done and dusted and sometimes I just want to relive them without the threat of a B-.
StoryGraph Challenge: 1800 Books by 2025
Challenge Prompt: 150 NonFiction (Sciences) books by 2025
Information Accessibility scale:
If you're a novice at the topic. Let's look at it like this (1 being the easiest it could be and 5 meaning you need at least an undergrad to get this)
■1.Bob Ross- you can paint a pretty picture with it! don't overthink it, just enjoy vibe.
■2. Bill Nye - Let me break it down for you in fun nite size chunks.
■3.Neil de Grasse Tyson - It might get a little heavy but in the end it'll be worth it.
■4.Feynman, Hawking, Einstein, Kaku, Curie -it's concept heavy, theoretically dense and linguistically advanced - need more data.
■5.Christopher Nolan in his Tenet/Inception time distortion era of wait what- is that even possible??? Might need a dissertation to bisect this.
LEVEL: This is at a 1.5 It's friendly and fun not theory dense, more like a momager waxing nostalgicabout the birth, growing pains and subsequent world domination superstardom of their kid - in this case AI & Robotics.
Rabbit hole Worthy or Nah?:
Most reference books tend to compel me to want to do more research, especially in fields I'm interested in. This is one of them. I spent the better part of what should have been a self imposed "tech-free" day, getting deeper into the AI research black hole. In that regard, yes, Bentley outlines a ton of concepts and provides a skeleton key of sorts which you can use elsewhere to dive in deeper.
Snore inducing or Willing All-nighter :
This book moves in flashes of info in pictures and short succinct paragraphs. If you're studying and need extra info for an essay you'd get through it fast and still have time for a couple of hours sleep.
Spotlight on Theorists:
●‘Success in creating AI would be the biggest event in human history. Unfortunately, it might also be the last, unless we learn how to avoid the risks.’ (Stephen Hawking, 2014)
●It is almost as though words are objects that you can move around and manipulate, perhaps transforming them, in the same way that the rules of mathematics allow us to manipulate numbers. (on Symbolic AI)
●Logic is a very powerful kind of representation. Anything expressed in logic ?ust be true or false, allowing us to represent knowledge; for example: raining is true; windy is false. (on rules of Logic )
Significant Concept:
The two Winters of AI followed by the current AI summer. It just goes to show that progress is not instantaneous. Also, some scientists were mad with euphoric excitement and spewing what sounded like nonsense at the time.
OVERALL:
Okay but seriously, this was an entertaining acvount of the inception and progression of Artificial intelligence and Robotics to date. I also didn't feel like I was studying for a semester exam which is bonus because my college years are done and dusted and sometimes I just want to relive them without the threat of a B-.
StoryGraph Challenge: 1800 Books by 2025
Challenge Prompt: 150 NonFiction (Sciences) books by 2025
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