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    AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
    AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
    AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
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    AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order

    Written by Kai-Fu Lee

    Narrated by Mikael Naramore

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    THE NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER

    Dr. Kai-Fu Lee—one of the world’s most respected experts on AI and China—reveals that China has suddenly caught up to the US at an astonishingly rapid and unexpected pace.

    In AI Superpowers, Kai-fu Lee argues powerfully that because of these unprecedented developments in AI, dramatic changes will be happening much sooner than many of us expected. Indeed, as the US-Sino AI competition begins to heat up, Lee urges the US and China to both accept and to embrace the great responsibilities that come with significant technological power. Most experts already say that AI will have a devastating impact on blue-collar jobs. But Lee predicts that Chinese and American AI will have a strong impact on white-collar jobs as well. Is universal basic income the solution? In Lee’s opinion, probably not. But he provides a clear description of which jobs will be affected and how soon, which jobs can be enhanced with AI, and most importantly, how we can provide solutions to some of the most profound changes in human history that are coming soon.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 25, 2018
    ISBN9781978632837
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    Kai-Fu Lee

    DR. KAI-FU LEE is the chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures, a leading technology-savvy investment firm focusing on developing the next generation of Chinese high-tech companies. Before founding Sinovation in 2009, Lee was the President of Google China. Previously he held executive positions at Microsoft, SGI, and Apple.     Dr. Lee received his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Columbia University, his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, and honorary doctorate degrees from the City University of Hong Kong and Carnegie Mellon. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Selected as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in 2013, he has authored ten U.S. patents and over a hundred journal and conference papers. He has written eight top-selling books in Chinese, and has more than 50 million followers on social media.

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    • 4/5
      This book was a refreshing non-US centric read on the future of AI. I thought Lee's assessment of AI's pros and cons were balanced. This book emphasizes the future of AI in the United States and China, and is less about its history. Contrary to the title's implication, it's also not government focused. It's largely about the future of private-sector investment in AI and what it may entail.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Amazing book! The best book I read on technology and AI.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      A high level understanding of how AI works and there’s seems to be a race most people are not aware of thanks to AI being the new electricity. It also looked more like a biography at the later chapters but there’s still on or two lessons to pick of from his life’s story esp putting more effort towards understanding how the heart works rather than the brain. That will make us more human!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Incredible and mind-blowing book about how AI will shape our future and how China is going to play a massive part it in.

      I didn't know how different China is in comparison to the West before I read this book. Kai Foo Lee does an excellent job describing the culture and how it came about. He also paints a wonderful future about how we should be able to live harmoniously with machines.

      I found the ending ok. The meat of the book explaining China and how it's using AI is the most interesting bit!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Eyes opened wide. Thanks for sharing this great piece of work with me.
    • 5/5
      Extremely useful recommendations on how to coexist with Artificial Intelligence.
    • 5/5
      Mind provoking. It's obvious AI will greatly transform this world in the near future. We better get ready.
    • 5/5
      So eye opening to the world of AI and the future of Planet Earth
    • 5/5
      A very well written book about AI This book provided me with some very valuable knowledge.
    • 5/5
      An in-depth expert analysis of current and future trends of artificial intelligence and big data. Highly recommended to anyone who is interested in impacts of AI on humans.
    • 5/5
      Also consider reading Autonomous Revolution! Buy this book is better!
    • 5/5
      Very well written.
      The book primarily contrasts China and America. Hearing the Chinese perspective from someone who is also very familiar with western culture was extremely interesting.
    • 4/5
      It’s a fantastic and a must read for technology and AI enthusiasts, it really does a great job laying out the birth and transformation of AI technology but then finally puts an interesting yet extremely intriguing solution to how we can leverage it to the benefit of mankind, I’m very glad I read it!
    • 5/5
      Great book! Just the end of book is missing (from page 284) in this audiobook record. :-/
    • 5/5
      This is not at all what I was looking for when I searched for a book about the geopolitics of AI. It's better. This book is going to stick with me because of the way the author grounds his ideas and suggestions in his own personal struggles (avoiding spoilers). It gives him a nuance and clarity that I haven't seen anywhere else. You don't have to agree with his ideas, and he doesn't expect you to. Nonetheless, this book is both a well-researched perspective from one of the top minds in AI research, and an emotionally impactful call to action.
    • 4/5
      The book assesses China’s prospects in the AI race and it expects the balance of AI capabilities between the US and China to shift in China’s favor, despite the US enjoying a first-mover advantage for now.
    • 4/5
      Seed like a propaganda, but include lid some interesting information.
    • 5/5
      Brilliant book written by an authoritative figure in the technology. Although I do not agree with everything he said, some of the solutions he proposed in dealing with our AI future are well-thought out. Highly recommended.
    • 3/5
      Book is biased towards Chinese way of doing business, which I don't think is sustainable in a long run.
    • 3/5
      Chinese propaganda was pushed throughout. If you can ignore that it’s a good read

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    • 2/5
      Classical case of bad China business writing:* Reduce world to a binary contrast between ‘Caricature USA’ vs ‘Caricature China’;* Ignore the political context and the CCP’s behaviour and aims entirely;* Fall for the ‘Amazing China’ propaganda trap, engage in baseless speculation based on anecdotes and pilots and PR stunts.Questionable economics, non-existent labour theory.Alright introduction to debate on impact of AI.
    • 3/5
      Despite my complaints, it's still an interesting view of the future. Sycophantic towards China but for obvious reasons - that's where he's making a living. At the end it turns into an autobiography which I was really not interested in.
    • 3/5
      I think that this is an okay book in terms of giving the reader an overview of Artificial Intelligence(AI). It shows its growth and the potential disruption that may occur in the future. The main focus is on the domination of AI by the United States and China. Lee has been involved with AI for 30 years and has worked in both the US and China in a variety of positions in the technology world. He really gets into the differences between Silicon Valley and China in terms of how they develop products. He shows that our dominating position in technology can be eroded if China takes the lead in AI. I do think he seems to cheer lead too much for China and their governments support for AI development. He presupposes that this regime will always be there to support things. I do think that the things he points out in terms of the possibility of great societal disruption are insightful. I just felt that the book could have been summed up in a long article. It does make you realize that unless AI is properly managed the potential for future problems could be large. I think Yuval Hurari "Human Deux" deals with the future of technology is a better way.
    • 5/5
      Artificial Intelligence or AI has already sprouted in the landscape of the new world order replacing and promising rapid change in technology with consequent economic rewards job replacement and failures. Two giant economies China and the United States are in gladiatorial competition. Dr. Lee with his thirty years of experience clearly discusses the evolution of AI and offers future predictions for both the good and dangers of this development with comments on how the world’s social order should ideally follow suite. This is a must read for those who want to see more than just the tea leaves in the bottom of the cup of world change.
    • 5/5
      Lee has written a readable and informative book that provides the reader with an understanding of the past, present, and future development of artificial intelligence. He describes in detail the work being done in AI in the United States and China—the global leaders in artificial intelligence. He identifies the promises and perils of AI infiltrating all aspects of our lives. It is easy to read the first two-thirds of the book as a wake-up call for America to pay attention to the Chinese juggernaut that threatens American economic and technological supremacy. But then Lee makes an unexpected pivot. He shares his personal confrontation with cancer and how it changed his value system. In the last third of the book, Lee outlines how the disruption being caused by AI can be a catalyst for transforming human society. The current trajectory threatens a future with dramatic increases in unemployment and economic inequality, which heighten the likelihood of violent social upheaval. Lee envisions a future where AI technology and human compassion are integrated to create societies characterized by love. This is a book to be read by anyone interested in getting a glimpse of the possible futures that await humanity and who wants to make informed choices about the direction we should take.