The 5 books bill gates recommends you read this holiday season. Early rate through december 4 yesterday, bill gates gave some very profound advice to graduates in a series of 15. Per bill gatess blog post, steven pinkers novel, enlightenment now, is his new favorite book of all time. Bill gates says these are the two books we should all read. What are the biggest problems facing us in the 21st century. In his new book, tech luminary bill gates lays out his comprehensive plan to halt the oncoming environmental apocalypse, blunt the effects of humancaused climate change, and keep earth habitable. Bill gates, one of wired s 25 icons from its wired25 anniversary celebration, reflects on six important moments from his life and career, from teaching students to program in high school, to his. May 01, 2016 superintelligence by nick bostrom, 9780198739838, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Takes the reader on a journey to the frontiers of thinking about the human condition and the future of intelligent life.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. All bill gates artificial intelligence quotes emerj. Paths, dangers, strategies is a 2014 book by the swedish. Jan 10, 2016 both bill gates and warren buffet thinks theres a lot to learn from this book by john brooks. Paths, dangers, strategies illustrated by bostrom, nick isbn. Bill gates, like fellow brainiac stephen hawking and tesla motors. The solutions we have and the breakthroughs we need. Cue the retrospectives, false nostalgia and hastily written tributes. I highly recommend this book bill gates terribly important.
Touted by many as essential to understanding the consequences of superintelligence, superintelligence. Pedro domingos the master algorithm the author writes, if it exists, the master algorithm can. Bill gates endorses fhis superintelligence future of. Jan 29, 2015 bill gates is a passionate technology advocate big surprise, but his predictions about the future of computing arent uniformly positive. Bill gates is excited about the rise of artificial intelligence but acknowledged the arrival of machines with greaterthanhuman capabilities will create som.
Feb 16, 2021 microsoft cofounder, philanthropist, and innovator bill gates just released his much anticipated book, how to avoid a climate disaster. Jun, 2016 artificial intelligence will make further sense after reading these two books, according to bill gates. The model ferguson used to advise draconian lockdowns in response to covid19 has been thoroughly discredited both on theoretical and empirical grounds. As the inventor and founder of microsoft, his software is used by millions, from elementary school students to large, multinational corporations. Billionaire microsoft founder and philanthropist bill gates says his new favorite books are enlightenment now and factfulness. In recent times, prominent figures such as stephen hawking, bill gates and elon musk have expressed serious concerns about the development of strong artificial intelligence technology, arguing that the dawn of superintelligence might well bring about the end of mankind. Furthermore, the book talks about how day to day life will change, theorizing on the new economy and value systems of a postsingularic world. Apr 07, 2015 musk and gates on superintelligence and fast takeoff april 7, 2015 by luke comments recently, baidu ceo robin li interviewed bill gates and elon musk about a range of topics, including machine superintelligence. Apr 02, 2021 the term was coined by nick bostrom, oxford professor and director of the future of humanity institute at oxford. Bill gates says this is the most inspiring book he has ever read. May 19, 2015 following its publication, stephen hawking, bill gates and elon musk were among those who raised their concerns about the implications of bostroms book. Jun 03, 2016 the tech worlds booknerdinchief wants you to add two books to your list of summer science reads.
Jan 28, 2015 to really understand the potential threat musk and gates are talking about, i highly recommend reading nick bostroms recent book, superintelligence, which lays out the entire artificial. The tech worlds booknerdinchief wants you to add two books to your list of summer science reads. Bill gates, who reads an average of about one book per week, said reading is his favorite way to learn about a new topic, according to one of his blog posts. Artificial intelligence will make further sense after reading. Gates notes may send a welcome note or other exclusive insider mail from time to time.
Elon musk and bill gates both recommend nick bostroms superintelligence. Bill gates on the potential and dangers of artificial. Bill gates talks about why artificial intelligence is nearly. According to gates, if he could give everyone a graduation present, this would be it. Early rate through december 4 bill gates wants you to get involved in philanthropy, either through donation, v. Opinions are our own, but compensation and indepth resea. Jul 03, 2014 in recent times, prominent figures such as stephen hawking, bill gates and elon musk have expressed serious concerns about the development of strong artificial intelligence technology, arguing that the dawn of superintelligence might well bring about the end of mankind. I highly recommend this book bill gates nick bostrom makes a persuasive case that the future impact of ai is perhaps the most important issue the human race has ever faced. Those are obvious buys, but what about less obvious purchases. Bill gates talks about why artificial intelligence is. The gates foundation focuses primarily on progressing healthcare, so it comes as no surprise that one of bill gates favorite books is about how to eradicate disease. Many companies featured on money advertise with us. Math suffers from white supremacy, according to a bill. Bill gates on limitations of artificial intelligence.
He isnt talking about the challenges that we usually discuss in this newsletter, such as how to. Feb 15, 2021 to be frank, gates should have divested long ago, said bill mckibben, a longtime climate activist and founder of, which helped kickstart the fossil free movement in 2012. Bill gates and mark zuckerberg recommend these 3 books to. Apr 02, 2021 gates and zuckerberg, are tremendously smitten by the idea to change the world and improving the lives of people. Paths, dangers, strategies became an improbable bestseller in 2014. Paths, dangers, strategies is a 2014 book by the swedish philosopher nick bostrom from the university of oxford. Sufficiently intelligent machines could improve their own capabilities faster than human computer. After elon musk completed reading superintelligence, he was highly concerned about the. May 26, 2018 we havent included books gates has recommended in interviews but not on his blog, like the two books he thinks are essential to understanding ai. Bill gates weighs in on how to avoid a climate disaster with new book the microsoft cofounder and philanthropist tells npr i dont think the understanding of climate change is nearly as deep. Which brings us to the central and, i suspect, most enduring idea in gates s book something he calls a green. Elon musk, founder of spacex and tesla recommended this book in a. Apr 09, 2015 in a recent discussion with baidu ceo robert li, bill gates discussed fhis research, stating that he would highly recommend superintelligence. To get up to speed on artificial intelligence, microsoft cofounder and philanthropist bill gates recommends nick bostroms superintelligence.
Feb 14, 2021 bill gates wants you to know two numbers. During the interview, bill gates echoed elon musks concerns with future superintelligence safety, with elon musk noting that a good analogy would be if you consider nuclear research, with its potential for a very dangerous weapon. He does consider what he calls the multipolar scenario, but that is just the case of a small number of competing superintelligent entities. Apr 12, 2019 bill gates is one of the many respected minds of the 21st century that frequently makes a point to inform us about the potential dangers companioning the rise of artificial intelligence. Bill gates on robotic warfare, ai superintelligence and. Paths, dangers, strategies provides a practical and logical lens through which to consider the. At the geekwire summit, gates was asked what hed like people to do.
Feb 15, 2021 by bill gates first things first much respect to bill gates for his membership in the select club of ultrabillionaires not actively attempting to flee earth and colonize mars. May 01, 2016 breaks down a vast track of difficult intellectual terrain. Instead of passively drifting, we need to steer a course. These are the books bill gates says to read this summer. Bill gates in new climate book talks about finally divesting. In an episode of the simpsons, a character made the following quote about the future when addressing cadets. Bill gates weighs in on how to avoid a climate disaster. In the book, he seeks to displace the old, sciencefiction sounding prediction of a singularity, a crossover point where society becomes unrecognizable due to superior machine intelligence, replacing it with the more oxfordsounding intelligence. Bill gates is excited about the rise of artificial intelligence but. How we tracked down bill gates favorite business book. The top 10 books on ai recommended by elon musk and bill gates. Best new books factfulness and enlightenment now money. Olle haggstrom, professor of mathematical statistics nick bostroms excellent book superintelligence is the best thing ive seen on this topic.
Bill gates in new climate book talks about finally. Paths, dangers, strategies published by teel in which the. Mar 29, 2021 bill gates just cant stop recommending books. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. It discusses the different paths to superintelligence, such as creating new artificial intelligence, emulating whole human brains in computers, creating new biological entities, braincomputer interfaces and networks of humans. Jun 01, 2016 bill gates is excited about the rise of artificial intelligence but acknowledged the arrival of machines with greaterthanhuman capabilities will create some unique challenges.
Bill gates joins stephen hawking in fears of a coming. The former is the number of tons of greenhouse gases typically added to the atmosphere each year as a result of human activities. Musk and gates on superintelligence and fast takeoff. Bill gates joins musk and hawking in worry over machine. To get up to speed on artificial intelligence, microsoft cofounder and philanthropist bill gates. Bill gates joins stephen hawking in fears of a coming threat. The 5 books bill gates recommends you read this holiday season taylor locke 1292020. Join the gates notes community to get regular updates from bill on key topics like global health and climate change, to access exclusive content, comment on stories, participate in giveaways, and more. Director of marketing read full profile bill gates has been called a genius and an innovator in more ways than i can count. Bill gates says these are the two books we should all read to. Bill gates launches his climate book and backlash ensues. Alex massie, times scotland about the author nick bostrom is professor in the faculty of philosophy at oxford university and founding director of the future of humanity institute and of the programme on the impacts of future technology within. Bostrom has written the book on superintelligence literally.
It discusses possible consequences of this, and what humans can do or not do about this. It is quite revealing to understand the materialisation and dematerialization of human needs and how much materials do. Bill gates joins musk and hawking in worry over machine superintelligence by angela guess erik sofge of popular science recently wrote, during an ama ask me anything session on reddit this past wednesday, a user by the name of beastcoin asked the founder of microsoft a rather excellent question. Imperfect messenger bill gates on what needs to change. Jun 04, 2016 bill gates has been reading a lot about artificial intelligence. Many people associate bill gates with computers and for good reason. Instead, he focusses his book on the dangers, not from a society of robots more capable than humans, but, instead, on the dangers posed by a single entity with superintelligence coming about. Learn about the major challenges faced by the health community in disease eradication and what public health is predicted to look like in the future. Highlighting the inaugural edition of mint visionaries, billionaire philanthropist bill gates spoke about the increasing deployment of artificial. If you woke up tomorrow and found out you won the lottery, you would probably go on a bit of a spending spree, right. Here are 185 books bill gates has read and thinks you. Bostroms work on superintelligence has also influenced bill gates s concern for. Elon musk, founder of spacex and tesla recommended this. An awardwinning team of journalists, designers, and videographers who tell brand stories through fast co.
It argues that if machine brains surpass human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could replace humans as the dominant lifeform on earth. If this book gets the reception that it deserves, it may turn out the most important alarm bell since rachel carsons silent spring from 1962, or ever. Here is a transcript of that section of their conversation. Gates notes will never share and distribute your information with external parties. May 29, 2017 50 books that inspire bill gates, mark zuckerberg and other tech titans. Bill gates says read these 2 books on artificial intelligence. Bill gates drops the nuclear option on environmental. Several times a year the microsoft founderturnedphilanthropist takes to his blog to share his favorite recent reads, but even when hes supposedly. Bill gates says you should worry about artificial intelligence forbes. Gates favourite author, vaclav smil, in his awardwinning book, writes in detail about the issue of materials. Superintelligence and the master algorithm bill gates says read these 2 books on. Bill gates says you should worry about artificial intelligence.
Lately, bill gates has been thinking about what he calls the hard stuff of climate change. Mar 14, 2021 bill gates weighs in on how to avoid a climate disaster with new book the microsoft cofounder and philanthropist tells npr i dont think the understanding of climate change is nearly as deep. Additionally, some campaigns and content may only be available to users in certain areas. Bill gates is upbeat on climate, capitalism, and even. His annual beach reading list includes a biography of da vinci, awardwinning fiction, and new ways of thinking about global progress. Apr 29, 2019 gates begins by mentioning that his views about the risks of artificial intelligence arent all that divergent from musks own views, and proceeds to mention nick bostroms book superintelligence as a good read on the topic for interested emerj fans, bostrom was interviewed on the emerj podcast about ai and existential risk in august 2014. The ultimate bill gates book recommendation list quartz.
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