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The war on normal people - Andrew Yang
After reading A World Without Work - Andrew Susskind I wanted to get a broader view on the future of work. Andrew Yang "The War on Normal...

Sven Borgers
May 18, 20234 min read


How the west brought war to Ukraine - Benjamin Abelow
“We will fight to the last Ukrainian for Ukrainian independence.” Chas Freeman, previously Assistant Secretary of Defence for...

Sven Borgers
May 18, 20232 min read


Map and Territory - Eliezer Yudkowsky
I discovered Yudkowsky whilst learning about AI alignment challenges and his way of thinking about things and the way he is able to...

Sven Borgers
May 11, 20231 min read


A World Without Work by Daniel Susskind
In his groundbreaking book, "A World Without Work," economist Daniel Susskind invites us to ponder the future of employment in the age of...

Sven Borgers
May 9, 20237 min read


The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values - Brian Christian
"The Alignment Problem" is a comprehensive examination of the challenges and opportunities that arise when trying to align artificial...

Sven Borgers
Apr 21, 20231 min read


The Rationalist's Guide to the Galaxy by Tom Chivers
In The Rationalist's Guide to the Galaxy, Tom Chivers provides an introduction to the rationalist movement, which prioritises...

Sven Borgers
Apr 14, 20232 min read


Must watch! This is what is happening
I have been a technologist my whole life, I have never seen anything move this fast. We are approaching the singularity. There is an...

Sven Borgers
Apr 13, 20231 min read


Generative Agents: Interactive Simulacra of Human Behaviour - Are we living in a simulation
Interesting study done on combining LLM and memory to create autonomous generative agents - little people going about their lives in a...

Sven Borgers
Apr 13, 20231 min read


Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark
"Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence." Written by Max Tegmark, a Swedish-American physicist and cosmologist, the...

Sven Borgers
Apr 12, 20232 min read


Auto-GPT first impressions
Tracking the latest news of the week, today I got Auto GPT installed and working. It uses ChatGPT as the LLM that takes your...

Sven Borgers
Apr 10, 20232 min read


An interview with Superintelligent AI - the making of
In this behind-the-scenes video, I take you on a journey through the creative process of producing the short film I shared earlier. My...

Sven Borgers
Apr 7, 20231 min read


An interview with a superintelligent AI
In this short film, I present an imaginative interview with a future version of ChatGPT, aiming to explore the challenges of aligning...

Sven Borgers
Apr 4, 20231 min read


Nick Bostrom TED talk
If you're fascinated by the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) but short on time, Nick Bostrom's TED Talk is a must-watch. In just...

Sven Borgers
Mar 27, 20231 min read


Nick Bostrom - Superintelligence - Paths, Dangers, Strategies
In his seminal work, "Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies," philosopher Nick Bostrom explores the fascinating and sometimes...

Sven Borgers
Mar 26, 20232 min read


Talking to my daughter - Yanis Varoufakis
Yanis' books were recommended in the last yellow vest book I read. Specifically it recommended Adults in the room but looking into his...

Sven Borgers
Mar 25, 20231 min read


Completed IBM Applied AI specialisation on Coursera
I completed the IBM Applied AI specialisation on Coursera. It is a pretty ok course. It gives you a pretty good idea of the Watson...

Sven Borgers
Mar 19, 20231 min read


AI and the Illusion of Intelligence - Coursera course
I took this little course: "Will ArtificiaI Intelligence soon be surpassing humans? This is rapidly becoming one of the central questions...

Sven Borgers
Mar 6, 20231 min read


The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly
In "The Inevitable," Kevin Kelly, the co-founder of Wired magazine, explores 12 technological trends that he believes will shape the...

Sven Borgers
Feb 28, 20234 min read


Book review: Atomic Habits - James Clear
Book review of Atomic Habits by James Clear. Good book, I recommend.

Sven Borgers
Jan 30, 20221 min read


Book review: Recovery, Freedom From Our Addictions - Russel Brand
I've known about Russel Brand for quite some time. I know him as a rather infamous enfant terrible, womanizer, charmer, alcoholic and...

Sven Borgers
Jan 21, 20222 min read

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