Joshua Ji

Really enjoyed how Tegmark explored the possible futures for humanity and AI. The sections on consciousness and goals were also interesting, and I feel like he gave a pretty good overview of the many differing opinions that researchers have on these topics.

It was kind of odd reading his description of Elon Musk ("Tall, handsome, eloquent and incredibly knowledgeable" - lol) but I guess you have to be nice to the person that donated 10 million to your foundation...

The book started off a bit slow but the ending was amazing! I also understand what others meant when they said they could see the grander history of the Foundation play out in the background of the shorter stories; this was something I didn't really see in the first book, but the longer stories worked well for me here.

Coming from the Three Body Problem, I really enjoyed the very dramatic, ultra-cosmic-scale concepts he explores. Only gripe I have with this is the awkward conversations, especially in the beginning of the book, which took away a lot of the immersion. Still a fun read!

a story of three gigachads

The book started off a bit slow but the ending was amazing! I also understand what others meant when they said they could see the grander history of the Foundation play out in the background of the shorter stories; this was something I didn't really see in the first book, but the longer stories worked well for me here.