AI 2041
In a groundbreaking blend of science and imagination, the former president of Google China and a leading writer of speculative fiction jo…
✒ Books read in 2022 #01
A light and fun read to start the year.
The book is a blend of fiction (by Chen Qiufan) and commentary (by Kai-Fu Lee). The fictional stories seamless thread together various relevant topics in AI which are entertaining and read like novel but also somewhat like HBR cases. Kai-Fu’s commentary is insightful as always.
Side note: in a Podcast Kai-Fu Lee explained why the book is titled using year 2041. First, 2041 it’s 20 years after this book is written. Second, the shape of “41” looks like “AI”. Subtle but interesting.