AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
By Kai-Fu Lee
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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.
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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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5i really like this book. Very thorough and easy to read. Good for beginners.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Despite 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.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A new way to see the AI development and its consequences
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wonderfull, great book. It really worth reading. The way Kai-Fu Lee writes about the technology, the entrepeuners battles in China, and his loving appeal to us being more human beings are amazing.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Book must be read. Kai-Fu-Lee has the best credentials to give us this message about the future of CIvilization with AI. A brilliant analysis of the pros and cons of China and US has been provided in the AI race. A superb insight has been penned on what constitutes " Real Happiness" for human beings.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Îmi doresc ca într-o zi să ajung președinte și de aceea cred că merită citită această carte
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Artificial 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.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I 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.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lee 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.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Classical 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.
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