What I'm Reading
A look at the books I am currently reading.
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
Yuval Noah Harari
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/762444/nexus-by-yuval-noah-harari/
“Nexus” presents a well-written, convincing, and insightful tome about the history and flow of information and the role that information has played in shaping societies throughout history to the present day. What happens to the stories that help define our shared understandings when the rapid flow, proliferation, and manipulation happens at such unprecedented rates? In a somewhat alarmist fashion, “Nexus” also considers the role that artificial intelligence could play in accelerating the worst of these trends.
Our Next Reality: How the AI-Powered Metaverse Will Reshape the World
Alvin Wang Graylin, Louis Rosenberg, with a forward by Neal Stephenson
A thoughtful exploration of how immersive technologies will likely evolve in the near future. A balanced view of the promise and perils that will come about as part of this next computing revolution. Written by two respected veterans of games, spatial computing, and artificial intelligence.
The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientist Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics, and Eastern Mystics All Agree We Are in a Video Game
Rizwan Virk
https://mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/book/9780983056904
“The Simulation Hypothesis” posits the question that many gamers or fans of “The Matrix” probably have asked themselves at least once: are we living in a simulation? Sometimes I have to wonder myself.
