Life 3.0

I got the recommendation from Obama's 2018 book list and ‘read' it during my commute over the past two weeks. It offers a general understanding of the current status of AI technology and its potential and threats (real or perceived). As with every technical field, some threats are exaggerated but our limited knowledge in terms of its extent temper any attempts at dismissing most fears. I like that Tegmark delves into the ontological debates and poses the “should we” questions. I particularly liked the 7 potential scenarios that AI can lead to.

The delivery is a tad dull and it would've helped if the reader didn't spell out the ‘colon' and ‘backslash backslash' in URLs that are peppered throughout the book.